iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) Shares Bought by Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 202,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,145 shares during the period. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $5,971,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWZ. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 39,914 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,177,000 after acquiring an additional 2,921 shares during the period. LMR Partners LLP grew its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 111.3% during the third quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 101,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,995,000 after buying an additional 1,001,576 shares during the period. Spinnaker Trust increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 285,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,426,000 after buying an additional 10,410 shares in the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the third quarter valued at about $977,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 50,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,495,000 after acquiring an additional 4,343 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Price Performance

EWZ opened at $27.51 on Friday. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 1-year low of $26.23 and a 1-year high of $35.74. The stock has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $28.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.91.

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).