iShares MSCI Brazil ETF $EWZ Shares Acquired by Innealta Capital LLC

Innealta Capital LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 482.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 46,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 38,667 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF comprises 1.1% of Innealta Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Innealta Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $1,792,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 18.0% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 344,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,894,000 after purchasing an additional 52,532 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 819.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares in the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the second quarter valued at about $243,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 12.8% during the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 22,430 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $647,000 after purchasing an additional 2,541 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Karpus Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 21.0% in the second quarter. Karpus Management Inc. now owns 165,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,777,000 after purchasing an additional 28,681 shares during the period. 72.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWZ opened at $35.93 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $35.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.28 billion, a PE ratio of 9.58 and a beta of 0.61. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 52-week low of $26.30 and a 52-week high of $42.02.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Profile

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). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Brazilian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.