iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:EWZS)

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS) was the target of unusually large options trading on Friday. Traders bought 4,206 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 13,044% compared to the typical volume of 32 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth about $434,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 10.5% in the second quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 235,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,060,000 after purchasing an additional 22,438 shares during the last quarter. Risk Paradigm Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Risk Paradigm Group LLC now owns 235,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,060,000 after purchasing an additional 22,438 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 54.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 38,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after purchasing an additional 13,496 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 12.1% in the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 138,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,056,000 after acquiring an additional 15,000 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.95. The company had a trading volume of 139,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 417,718. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.92 and a 200 day moving average of $13.70. The firm has a market cap of $236.89 million, a PE ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.76. iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $11.70 and a one year high of $16.46.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the bottom 14% by market capitalization of equity securities listed on stock exchanges in Brazil.