Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Purchases Shares of 1,444,513 iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,444,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $32,516,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned about 0.92% of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 1.0% during 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. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 8.1% in 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 buying an additional 141,277 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 43.8% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 896,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,187,000 after buying an additional 273,150 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp lifted its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 43.8% during the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 896,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,187,000 after acquiring an additional 273,150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $19,296,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Price Performance

EWZ opened at $26.14 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $25.44 and its 200-day moving average is $26.10. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 52-week low of $22.26 and a 52-week high of $33.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.86 and a beta of 1.17.

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).