iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
13.34 USD
-0.28
(-2.072%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:33 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF presents a classic value trap scenario where cheap valuation meets a deteriorating trend. While the trailing P/E of 10.7x appears attractive, the underlying business has failed to sustain growth, posting two consecutive years of negative returns and a flat-to-negative trajectory over the last decade. The recent price action shows the asset struggling to break above key moving averages, confirming a lack of immediate momentum. However, the 3.9% dividend yield provides a floor, offering income that compensates for the stagnation. Options data reveals speculative interest in a bounce, but this is likely a contrarian play rather than a confirmation of a trend reversal. Until the multi-year decline shows signs of structural repair, this remains a hold for income, not a core growth holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_97_126 ✓ | 0.093748 |
| MSTL_97 | 0.097735 |
| AutoTheta | 0.132077 |
| AutoETS | 0.134205 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.134385 |
| MSTL | 0.141445 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.141499 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_97_126
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 37.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.214 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 10.49 |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 18.0 and 20.0) compared to negligible put volume. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expirations, suggesting a belief in potential price expansion, though the lack of significant put positioning indicates limited fear of a crash.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.04% | 3.89% | 3.57% | 3.82% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.138 | 1.035259 |
| 2025-12-30 | 0.090 | 0.690714 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.282 | 2.160920 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.129 | 0.972851 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.243 | 2.454546 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.214 | 1.731392 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.245 | 1.658768 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.169 | 1.175243 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.321 | 2.920837 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.218 | 1.554921 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.034 | 0.249267 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.341 | 2.509198 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.244 | 1.232323 |
| 2020-12-30 | 0.036 | 0.215827 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.077 | 0.463297 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.078 | 0.607004 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.150 | 0.741107 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.226 | 1.398515 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.063 | 0.440868 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.308 | 2.187500 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.320 | 2.517703 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.018 | 0.110906 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.370 | 2.382486 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.168 | 1.348315 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.249 | 2.389635 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.148 | 1.574468 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.056 | 0.835821 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.243 | 2.219178 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.156 | 1.149595 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.280 | 1.370534 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.031 | 0.157841 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.071 | 0.357143 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.271 | 1.237443 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.327 | 1.237699 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.406 | 1.802042 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.172 | 0.779338 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.402 | 1.390522 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.103 | 0.352498 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 31.79 |
| All Time Low | 5.79 |
| Ask | 13.39 |
| Ask Size | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 143,900 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 423,649 |
| Average Volume | 423,649 |
| Average Volume10Days | 143,900 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.28 |
| Bid | 13.21 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 13.53 |
| Day Low | 13.3127 |
| Dividend Date | 1,482,883,200 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.91 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.2719102 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.7294 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.39159966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.028522708 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.9767475 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.46 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.122199 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18968403 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.6177998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.13803752 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.72 - 16.46 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,285,767,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0330767 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,285,632,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure primarily the performance of equity securities of small capitalization companies listed on stock exchanges in Brazil. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_113895942 |
| Nav Price | 13.62869 |
| Net Assets | 234,926,144.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.59 |
| Open | 13.53 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Previous Close | 13.62 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.28219986 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.071952 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.53 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.3127 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.3127 - 13.53 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.53 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.62 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.3378 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 350,160 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap E |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EWZS |
| Three Year Average Return | -0.0064109997 |
| Total Assets | 234,926,144 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 10.486432 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -9.91597 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -9.91597 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 14.05765 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.7198496 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.051206965 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 350,160 |
| Yield | 0.039100002 |
| Ytd Return | 1.2949 |