iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS) Trading 1.1% Higher – What’s Next?

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS)’s stock price were up 1.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $14.57 and last traded at $14.46. Approximately 332,373 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 47% from the average daily volume of 632,417 shares. The stock had previously closed at $14.30.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.1%

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.89. The stock has a market cap of $212.56 million, a PE ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 1.01.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were given a $0.0899 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. This represents a yield of 138.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EWZS. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $47,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 30.1% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after buying an additional 3,642 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 58,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $773,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 145,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,930,000 after acquiring an additional 4,841 shares during the last quarter.

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.