Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. Purchases 6,196 Shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 3.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 200,315 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,196 shares during the period. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. owned 0.13% of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF worth $5,475,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. now owns 6,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 17.2% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 19,189 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $524,000 after buying an additional 434 shares during the period. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 0.9% during the second quarter. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC now owns 55,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,511,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 62,092 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,013,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWZ stock opened at $30.00 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.12. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a one year low of $26.23 and a one year high of $35.74. The firm has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.93.

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).