iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ)

NYSEARCA: EWZ · Real-Time Price · USD
25.45
+0.05 (0.20%)
Dec 4, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.20%
Assets $3.61B
Expense Ratio 0.59%
PE Ratio 4.65
Shares Out 136.15M
Dividend (ttm) $2.14
Dividend Yield 8.39%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 11, 2024
Payout Ratio 38.83%
1-Year Return -26.06%
Volume 16,043,315
Open 25.47
Previous Close 25.40
Day's Range 25.36 - 25.65
52-Week Low 25.08
52-Week High 35.74
Beta 1.15
Holdings 59
Inception Date Jul 10, 2000

About EWZ

Fund Home Page

The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Brazil 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of Brazilian firms covering the entire market-cap spectrum. EWZ was launched on Jul 10, 2000 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Latin America Stock
Region Latin America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol EWZ
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI Brazil 25-50

Top 10 Holdings

57.18% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Nu Holdings Ltd. NU 10.55%
Vale S.A. VALE3 8.96%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras PETR4 7.92%
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. ITUB4 7.45%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras PETR3 7.17%
WEG S.A. WEGE3 4.08%
Banco Bradesco S.A. BBDC4 3.22%
Ambev S.A. ABEV3 2.80%
B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão B3SA3 2.64%
Itaúsa S.A. ITSA4 2.39%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 11, 2024 $0.914 Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $1.221 Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $0.756 Jun 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $2.022 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $1.499 Jun 15, 2022
Dec 30, 2021 $0.161 Jan 5, 2022
Full Dividend History

News

EWZ: A Cautionary Tale Of Fiscal Struggles And Currency Chaos

Brazil faces rising inflation and a record fiscal deficit, causing iShares MSCI Brazil ETF to drop 19% in 2024 while the S&P 500 gained 20%. The Brazilian real has deeply weakened against the U.S. dol...

4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Not Ideal, But Don't Write It Off Either

Brazilian equities have underperformed both global stocks and their EM counterparts quite significantly this year. EWZ is the largest Brazilian-themed ETF around, but the next largest offering - FLBR ...

4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

China Outperforms The Rest Of The World

Shanghai CSI 300 has gone from a 52-week low to a 52-week high in only a couple of weeks. Other than China and Hong Kong, Australia is the only other international market starting the week at a 52-wee...

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Market strengths here… and abroad

Market strengths here… and abroad.

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2 months ago - CNBC Television

Undercovered ETFs You Should Know About: 12 Analysts' Picks From August-September 2024

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2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Opportunities Outweigh The Monetary Policy Uncertainty

Brazilian equities have gained 15.16% post-Black Monday, driven by the outperformance of financial stocks, positive external news, and mixed internal news. The largest tracking ETF is at its lowest fi...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Why It Could Be A Good Time To Invest In Brazil

To invest in the Brazilian stock market, I chose the EWZ ETF because it is more liquid, even though it has fewer holdings and is more expensive than its peers. The economic prospects for Brazil are po...

5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

EM Election Madness

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6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Worth The Risk Despite Lula Intervention

The EWZ tracks the performance of the MSCI Brazil index, which is dominated by commodity stocks and characterised by a high dividend yield and cheap valuations. Sentiment towards Brazilian stocks has ...

6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: High Return, Cheap Valuation And Prominent Position - Buy

With changes in global geopolitics, Brazil is positioning itself as a great investment alternative in emerging markets. Brazil has strong competitive advantages in agriculture, mining and the oil indu...

9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Emerging Markets Growth Remains Solid Amid Intensifying Inflationary Pressures

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.

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10 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Brazil Is Having a Great Time. 5 Stocks to Play.

Brazil's central bank has slashed rates as inflation subsides. The boost to consumers and corporate borrowers should juice earnings of listed companies.

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10 months ago - Barrons

EWZ: Brazil's Bull Market Maybe Entering Its Next Phase

The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has outperformed its emerging market peers, rising 85% since its lows in 2021. This outperformance has been driven by a narrowing of Brazil's valuation discount, and there ...

11 months ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Attractive Now, But Signs Of A 'Flash In The Pan' In Brazil's Economic Future

The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF is set for a successful year with significant gains, approaching all-time highs amid a skeptical global economic landscape. Brazil's stock market had a stellar November, dr...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Cheap And Volatile

Brazil stocks are at a 20-year valuation low. Trade surplus on commodity exports supports currency. Politics and institutional dysphoria provide risk and volatility.

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Cautious Optimism Amidst Slowing Interest Rate Trends

EWZ exhibited a cumulative performance of 9.5% in 2023, propelled by optimism in the first half and expectations of interest rate reductions. The country's GDP grew by 0.9% in the second quarter, driv...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Final Trades: UUP, EWW, EWZ, WRK

The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.

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1 year ago - CNBC Television

EWZ: Weathering Short-Term Turbulence, Still Undeniably Cheap

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has shown signs of recovery in September after a decline in August. Business activity in Brazil has slowed, inflation is ticking higher, and fiscal uncertainties have weake...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Tech, AI ETFs are soaring, but flows show investors holding back

Hi! In this week's ETF Wrap, you'll see how investor demand for tech and artificial-intelligence ETFs this year pales in comparison with their strong performance.

1 year ago - Market Watch

EWZ: Brazilian Equity Index ETF, Strong 8.8% Yield, Cheap Valuation, Positive Momentum

Emerging market equities currently trade with cheap prices and valuations, and above-average yields. Latin American equities doubly so. EWZ is a simple Brazilian equities index ETF, and offers investo...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Brazil, India – getting more "active" abroad

Other symbols: BRAZEEMNDIA
1 year ago - CNBC Television

EWZ: The Bull Market's Run Seems To Have Ended

Ibovespa, Brazil's stock market index, experienced 13 consecutive falls in August 2023, impacting the performance of the EWZ ETF. Inflation in Brazil, as measured by the IPCA, reached 0.12% in July, n...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Bull Market Not Over Yet

The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF remains a highly attractive and undervalued resource play. The ETF is heavily weighted towards materials and energy, with Vale and Petrobras comprising over one quarter of ...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

EWZ: Surf The Uptrend Now, But Beware Of The Rollercoaster In The Long Run

The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has been on an upward trend with a +30.93% YTD return, indicating positive momentum and a potential long opportunity. The current P/E ratio of the iBovespa is near its all-...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha