Vontobel Holding Ltd. Sells 23,031 Shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 50.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 22,921 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,031 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $676,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 65.3% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,527,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $69,075,000 after purchasing an additional 998,123 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 39,171.3% during the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,462,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $46,241,000 after acquiring an additional 1,459,130 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 25.4% in the second quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 665,170 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,179,000 after acquiring an additional 134,769 shares during the period. New Harbor Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. New Harbor Financial Group LLC now owns 628,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,362,000 after acquiring an additional 9,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rokos Capital Management LLP increased its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP now owns 612,996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,892,000 after purchasing an additional 152,417 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWZ opened at $28.17 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 52 week low of $26.23 and a 52 week high of $35.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $29.57 and its 200-day moving average is $29.54. The firm has a market cap of $4.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.93.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Company 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).