iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF
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- iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of small-capitalization equity securities listed on stock exchanges in Brazil. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index or in investments with substantially similar economic characteristics, providing investors with targeted exposure to Brazilian small-cap companies across various sectors including consumer, industrials, materials, and financials; it holds a diversified portfolio of these equities traded primarily on the B3 exchange in Brazil. Managed by BlackRock under its iShares brand with an expense ratio of 0.60%, including a 0.59% management fee, EWZS trades on the Nasdaq and targets institutional and retail investors seeking emerging market small-cap growth opportunities. Launched on September 28, 2010, and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware as part of BlackRock, Inc., the fund operates with a focus on the Brazilian equity market, which represents a key segment of Latin American emerging markets; it does not pursue a sustainable, impact, or ESG investment strategy. As of late 2025, EWZS maintains total net assets around $147 million and continues to reflect the volatile performance of Brazilian small-caps, with recent one-year total returns approximately 14.60% amid broader emerging market trends. In recent developments, the fund has seen ongoing dividend distributions, including payments of $0.243 in December 2024 and $0.129 in June 2025, alongside typical index rebalancing by MSCI to adapt to market changes in Brazil's small-cap landscape. While BlackRock has pursued broader iShares ETF expansions, such as launching new active ETFs in 2025 and locally tailored products in Brazil after an 11-year hiatus, EWZS itself reports no major structural changes, acquisitions, or strategic shifts in the past 1-2 years; its portfolio continues to emphasize high-turnover small-cap exposure amid Brazil's economic fluctuations, including inflationary pressures and public-private partnership initiatives.