iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 27,700 shares, an increase of 92.4% from the February 13th total of 14,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 73,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWZS stock traded down $0.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $11.62. The company had a trading volume of 45,065 shares, compared to its average volume of 58,878. The stock has a market cap of $74.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.33 and a beta of 1.07. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $12.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.72. iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $10.68 and a 52-week high of $17.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 14.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,890 shares of the company's stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 890 shares during the last quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 28,435 shares of the company's stock worth $365,000 after purchasing an additional 1,637 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 457.2% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 5,505 shares of the company's stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 4,517 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $54,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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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.

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