State of Wyoming Grows Position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

State of Wyoming grew its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 16.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 7,080 shares during the period. State of Wyoming’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $1,129,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Perigon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $215,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 34,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $768,000 after acquiring an additional 2,310 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,920 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $201,000 after acquiring an additional 2,315 shares during the period. Quantessence Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $545,000. Finally, Eschler Asset Management LLP purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $394,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EWZ opened at $28.00 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.20 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $26.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.43. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 1-year low of $22.26 and a 1-year high of $31.93.

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).