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About iShares Inc iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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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.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Energy Minerals
Utilities
Non-Energy Minerals
Stocks94.18%
Finance37.42%
Energy Minerals13.96%
Utilities10.91%
Non-Energy Minerals10.02%
Consumer Non-Durables4.29%
Producer Manufacturing3.43%
Retail Trade2.79%
Electronic Technology2.75%
Communications2.31%
Transportation1.94%
Process Industries1.79%
Health Services1.41%
Technology Services1.17%
Bonds, Cash & Other5.82%
UNIT3.94%
Miscellaneous1.35%
Cash0.53%
Stock breakdown by region
Latin America89.27%
North America10.62%
Europe0.10%
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 37.42% stocks, and Energy Minerals, with 13.96% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Latin America region.
EWZ top holdings are Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A and Vale S.A., occupying 10.42% and 8.87% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWZ last dividends amounted to 0.52 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 1.09 USD in dividends, which shows a 111.96% decrease.
Yes, EWZ pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.48%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.52 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 5.66% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.89% increase. See more dynamics on EWZ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.69% over the last month, showed a 13.54% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.91% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.69% over the last month, showed a 13.54% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.91% in a year.
EWZ trades at a premium (0.16%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.