Simplex Trading LLC Trims Holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Simplex Trading LLC cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 19.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 313,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 75,446 shares during the quarter. Simplex Trading LLC owned approximately 0.20% of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF worth $7,061,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. grew 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 acquiring an additional 1,020,993 shares during the period. Money Design Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $19,296,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 43.8% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 896,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,187,000 after acquiring an additional 273,150 shares during the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 43.8% during the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 896,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,187,000 after acquiring an additional 273,150 shares during the period. Finally, Polianta Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,618,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Down 1.4 %

EWZ stock opened at $26.19 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.38 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.23. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 52 week low of $22.26 and a 52 week high of $33.00.

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).