Moon Capital Management LP Sells 200,001 Shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Moon Capital Management LP lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 95.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 200,001 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF makes up approximately 0.2% of Moon Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Moon Capital Management LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $216,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EWZ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 1.0% in the fourth 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 last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,882,208 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,369,000 after purchasing an additional 141,277 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 59.8% in the 4th quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 1,616,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,417,000 after buying an additional 605,127 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,516,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 43.8% during the fourth quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 896,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,187,000 after buying an additional 273,150 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

EWZ opened at $26.94 on Friday. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a twelve month low of $22.26 and a twelve month high of $32.75. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $25.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.55. The stock has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.75 and a beta of 0.86.

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).