iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) is Optiver Holding B.V.’s 6th Largest Position

Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 593.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,097,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,507,076 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF comprises 0.0% of Optiver Holding B.V.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Optiver Holding B.V. owned approximately 2.61% of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF worth $92,242,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $32,516,000. Money Design Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $19,296,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 59.8% during the 4th quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 1,616,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,417,000 after purchasing an additional 605,127 shares in the last quarter. Susquehanna Financial Group Lllp bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $9,244,000. Finally, Kawa Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $9,004,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

NYSEARCA:EWZ opened at $26.94 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.75 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $25.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.51. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 52 week low of $22.26 and a 52 week high of $32.75.

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).