Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Purchases 186,332 Shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF $EWZ

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 13.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,540,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 186,332 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned approximately 0.83% of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF worth $44,211,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWZ. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,308,000. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $24,439,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 48.9% during the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 44,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,287,000 after acquiring an additional 14,654 shares during the period. Nwam LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $661,000. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $294,000. 72.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Down 0.7%

EWZ stock opened at $32.98 on Friday. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a twelve month low of $22.26 and a twelve month high of $33.62. The company has a market cap of $6.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.58 and a beta of 0.87. The business’s fifty day moving average is $30.66 and its 200-day moving average is $28.81.

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).