Sankala Group LLC Buys Shares of 91,417 iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF $EWZS

Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 91,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,182,000. iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF makes up about 1.0% of Sankala Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 8.4% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 58,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $773,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 113.9% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 468,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,053,000 after acquiring an additional 249,261 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 556.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 94,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,317,000 after acquiring an additional 80,333 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $719,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 644.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 50,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after purchasing an additional 43,501 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

EWZS opened at $12.59 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $276.35 million, a P/E ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a 50-day moving average of $14.46 and a 200-day moving average of $14.29. iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $11.72 and a 1-year high of $16.46.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.1385 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF 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.