Whitcomb & Hess Inc. Has $5.27 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 11.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 234,292 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 31,732 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF makes up approximately 1.6% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. owned 0.15% of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF worth $5,274,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 606.2% in the 3rd quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 1,189,412 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,076,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020,993 shares during the period. LMR Partners LLP lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 111.3% in the third quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 101,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,995,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001,576 shares in the last quarter. Polianta Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $5,618,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the third quarter worth about $7,293,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,882,208 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,369,000 after acquiring an additional 141,277 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

NYSEARCA:EWZ opened at $24.64 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a twelve month low of $22.26 and a twelve month high of $34.13. The company has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $24.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.26.

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).