Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,229 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 561 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $885,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWZ. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 35.6% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,253,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $283,812,000 after purchasing an additional 2,428,079 shares in the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 3,637,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,559,000 after acquiring an additional 22,200 shares during the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 34,384.6% in the third quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 3,336,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $102,363,000 after acquiring an additional 3,326,370 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 90.2% in the third quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,716,912 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $52,658,000 after purchasing an additional 814,164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $24,210,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Trading Up 2.4 %

EWZ stock opened at $31.54 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.76. The company has a market capitalization of $4.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.69 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a twelve month low of $27.20 and a twelve month high of $35.74.

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).