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). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Brazilian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization. The Fund invests in sectors, such as financials, energy, materials, consumer staples, utilities, consumer discretionary, telecommunication services, industrials, information technology and healthcare. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.
Basic Details
Issuer Blackrock
Fund NameiShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:EWZ
Inception Date7/10/2000
Fund ManagerDiane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
Phone+1-800-4742737
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkMSCI Brazil 25/50 NR USD
CategoryBroad Equity
FocusBroad Equity
Development LevelEmerging Markets
RegionLatin America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$8.42 billion
Average Daily Volume$14.07 million
Discount/Premium-3.83%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.62%
Other Expenses0.00%
Total Expenses0.62%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.62%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company
DistributorBlackRock Investments, LLC
Transfer AgentState Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Lead Market MakerIMC Chicago
iShares MSCI Brazil Index (NYSEARCA:EWZ) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares MSCI Brazil Index's stock symbol?
iShares MSCI Brazil Index trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "EWZ."
How often does iShares MSCI Brazil Index pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for iShares MSCI Brazil Index?
iShares MSCI Brazil Index declared a semiannual dividend on Wednesday, June 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.5309 per share on Monday, June 25th. This represents a yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 19th. This is an increase from iShares MSCI Brazil Index's previous semiannual dividend of $0.05. View iShares MSCI Brazil Index's Dividend History.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for iShares MSCI Brazil Index?
0 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for iShares MSCI Brazil Index in the last year. There are currently for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "N/A."
Are investors shorting iShares MSCI Brazil Index?
iShares MSCI Brazil Index saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 31,328,995 shares, a decrease of 22.4% from the June 15th total of 40,356,779 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,339,150 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. View iShares MSCI Brazil Index's Current Options Chain.
Who are iShares MSCI Brazil Index's key executives?
iShares MSCI Brazil Index's management team includes the folowing people:
- George G. C. Parker Ph.D., Independent Chairman of the Board (Age 78)
- Michael Arthur Latham, President, Director (Age 51)
- Jack Gee, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (Age 57)
- Amy Schioldager, Executive Vice President (Age 56)
- Ira P. Shapiro, Vice President, Chief Legal Officer (Age 52)
- Matt Tucker, Vice President
- Eilleen M. Clavere, Secretary (Age 61)
- Robert S. Kapito, Director (Age 59)
- Cecilia H. Herbert, Independent Director (Age 68)
- Charles A. Hurty, Independent Director (Age 73)
Has iShares MSCI Brazil Index been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about EWZ stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. iShares MSCI Brazil Index earned a news sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 46.22 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.
Who are iShares MSCI Brazil Index's major shareholders?
Which major investors are selling iShares MSCI Brazil Index stock?
Which major investors are buying iShares MSCI Brazil Index stock?
How do I buy shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Index?
Shares of EWZ can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is iShares MSCI Brazil Index's stock price today?
One share of EWZ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.89.
How big of a company is iShares MSCI Brazil Index?
iShares MSCI Brazil Index has a market capitalization of $8.73 billion.
How can I contact iShares MSCI Brazil Index?
iShares MSCI Brazil Index's mailing address is 45 Fremont Street, San Fransisco, 94105, United States. The exchange traded fund can be reached via phone at +1-800-4742737.
MarketBeat Community Rating for iShares MSCI Brazil Index (NYSEARCA EWZ)
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