iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.04 to $28.40
• 50-Day Range: $24.19 to $28.33
• 52-Week Range: $22.26 to $31.14
• Volume: 17.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 22.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.45 billion
• Assets Under Management: $4.76 billion
• Dividend Yield: 7.16%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.59%
• Aggregate Rating: Moderate Buy

EWZ ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EWZ shares performed this year?

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF's stock was trading at $22.51 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EWZ shares have increased by 24.7% and is now trading at $28.0750.
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Who are iShares MSCI Brazil ETF's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (16.56%), Susquehanna International Group LLP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC (4.09%).

How do I buy shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF?

Shares of EWZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that iShares MSCI Brazil ETF investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Adobe (ADBE).

Fund Details

• Issuer: iShares
• Fund Name: iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:EWZ
• Inception Date: 7/10/2000
• Fund Manager: Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:EWZ
• Web: www.ishares.com
• Phone: +1-800-4742737

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index
• Category: Broad Equity
• Focus: Strategy
• Development Level: Emerging Markets
• Region: Latin America
• Number of Holdings: 50

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $4.76 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $23.89 million
• Discount/Premium: 0.09%

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: 162,909
• Put Options: 43,119
• Call Options: 119,790
• Short Interest: 42,480,000 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 158,450,000
• Beta: 0.87
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $2,400.00