Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Lowers Position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC cut its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 623,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 41,540 shares during the quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.40% of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF worth $18,391,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 65.3% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,527,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,075,000 after acquiring an additional 998,123 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 39,171.3% during the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,462,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $46,241,000 after acquiring an additional 1,459,130 shares during the last quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 33.1% during the first quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP now owns 612,996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,892,000 after acquiring an additional 152,417 shares during the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 283.8% during the second quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 592,859 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,203,000 after acquiring an additional 438,376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 90.7% during the second quarter. Susquehanna International Group Ltd. now owns 410,946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,231,000 after acquiring an additional 195,473 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of EWZ opened at $27.80 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $29.14 and a 200 day moving average of $29.29. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 12 month low of $26.23 and a 12 month high of $35.74.

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).