iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

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. The Underlying Index is sponsored by an organization (the Index Provider) that is independent of the Fund and BFA. The Index provider determines the composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. The Fund's Index Provider is MSCI Inc. The Fund's investment advisor is BlackRock Fund Advisor.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.31 to $16.75
• 50-Day Range: $11.78 to $17.10
• 52-Week Range: $11.70 to $17.15
• Volume: 2.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 512,171 shs
• Market Capitalization: $327.02 million
• Assets Under Management: $398.42 million
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.59%
• Aggregate Rating: Hold

Fund Details

• Issuer: iShares
• Fund Name: iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EWZS
• Inception Date: 9/28/2010
• Fund Manager: Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
• Web: us.ishares.com
• Phone: N/A

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index
• Category: Size and Style
• Focus: Small Cap
• Development Level: Emerging Markets
• Region: Latin America
• Number of Holdings: 81

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $398.42 million
• Average Daily Volume: $1.11 million
• Discount/Premium: 0.15%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Advisor: BlackRock Fund Advisors
• Custodian: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC
• Transfer Agent: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Citadel

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 17,363
• Put Options: 18
• Call Options: 17,345
• Short Interest: 1,047,090 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 20,050,000
• Beta: 0.74
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $3,200.00