iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS)

NASDAQ: EWZS · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
11.76
+0.35 (3.07%)
Mar 30, 2023, 1:03 PM EDT - Market open
3.07%
Assets $73.59M
Expense Ratio 0.57%
PE Ratio 6.33
Shares Out 6.45M
Dividend (ttm) $0.54
Dividend Yield 4.58%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 13, 2022
Payout Ratio 30.33%
1-Year Return -34.19%
Volume 62,188
Open 11.84
Previous Close 11.41
Day's Range 11.59 - 11.84
52-Week Low 10.63
52-Week High 17.97
Beta 1.07
Holdings 105
Inception Date Sep 29, 2010

About EWZS

The iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Brazil Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of Brazilian small-cap firms. EWZS was launched on Sep 29, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Latin America Stock
Region Latin America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol EWZS
Issuer BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI Brazil Small Cap

Top 10 Holdings

29.07% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
EMBRAER SA EMBR3.SA 5.74%
METALURGICA GERDAU PREF SA GOAU4.SA 3.09%
ALIANSCE SONAE SHOPPING CENTERS SA ALSO3.SA 2.90%
TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA ENERGIA ELETR TAEE11.SA 2.84%
MULTIPLAN EMPREENDIMENTOS IMOBILIA MULT3.SA 2.75%
BRADESPAR PREF SA BRAP4.SA 2.65%
CIELO SA CIEL3.SA 2.46%
ENERGIAS DO BRASIL SA BRAZIL ENBR3.SA 2.31%
3R PETROLEUM OLEO E GAS SA RRRP3.SA 2.20%
SLC AGRICOLA SA SLCE3.SA 2.14%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 13, 2022 $0.321 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $0.21768 Jun 15, 2022
Dec 30, 2021 $0.03433 Jan 5, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $0.34142 Dec 17, 2021
Jun 10, 2021 $0.24362 Jun 16, 2021
Dec 30, 2020 $0.03577 Jan 6, 2021
Full Dividend History

News

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