130,475 Shares in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) Acquired by Maven Securities LTD

Maven Securities LTD bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 130,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,937,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,158,747 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $116,123,000 after purchasing an additional 52,915 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 593.7% in the 4th quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 4,097,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $92,242,000 after purchasing an additional 3,507,076 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,882,208 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,369,000 after purchasing an additional 141,277 shares in the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 59.8% during the 4th quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 1,616,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,417,000 after acquiring an additional 605,127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $32,516,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EWZ opened at $27.49 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.42. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 1 year low of $22.26 and a 1 year high of $32.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.20 and a beta of 0.90.

About iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Brazilian market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil Index (the Index).