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About ISHARES INC
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Inception date
Jul 10, 2000
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWZ tracks an index of large- and midcap companies from the B3 exchange in Brazil. The index applies limits as imposed on regulated investment companies under the US Internal Revenue Code. No single issuer exceeds 25% and all issuers with a weight above 5% do not go above 50% of the index weight. The index is rebalanced quarterly, starting February.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Energy Minerals
Utilities
Stocks95.58%
Finance38.05%
Energy Minerals13.57%
Utilities11.03%
Non-Energy Minerals9.51%
Consumer Non-Durables6.00%
Producer Manufacturing3.59%
Retail Trade2.73%
Electronic Technology2.32%
Communications2.08%
Transportation2.03%
Process Industries1.93%
Health Services1.54%
Technology Services1.21%
Bonds, Cash & Other4.42%
UNIT3.96%
Cash0.46%
Stock breakdown by region
Latin America90.55%
North America9.45%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EWZ invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 38.05% stocks, and Energy Minerals, with 13.57% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Latin America region.
EWZ top holdings are Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A and Itau Unibanco Holding SA Pfd, occupying 9.41% and 9.03% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWZ last dividends amounted to 1.09 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.91 USD in dividends, which shows a 16.27% increase.
EWZ assets under management is 4.38 B USD. It's risen 15.68% over the last month.
EWZ fund flows account for 151.44 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EWZ pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 7.37%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 1.09 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EWZ shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jul 10, 2000, and its management style is Passive.
EWZ expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EWZ follows the MSCI Brazil 25-50. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EWZ invests in stocks.
EWZ price has risen by 0.30% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −13.19% decrease. See more dynamics on EWZ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 12.59% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.86% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 12.59% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.86% in a year.
EWZ trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.