iShares MSCI Brazil ETF $EWZ Shares Sold by Venture Visionary Partners LLC

Venture Visionary Partners LLC reduced its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 50.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,970 shares during the quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $232,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 32,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $851,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 108.1% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 340,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,813,000 after purchasing an additional 177,069 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 104.2% during the 1st quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $360,000. 72.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWZ stock opened at $27.66 on Friday. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 1 year low of $22.26 and a 1 year high of $30.83. The stock has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a PE ratio of 9.58 and a beta of 0.97. The business’s fifty day moving average is $27.76 and its 200-day moving average is $26.72.

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).