
- Brazil is rich in a wide variety of natural resources and in a unique position to thrive as a supplier of raw materials to the emerging world
- Brazil is hosting soccer's World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 -- two events that require a functional infrastructure.
- Brazil’s clean energy revolution has been a largely overlooked accomplishment.
- Outgoing president Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva has an 80% approval rating at the end of his second term
*click on the symbol to view the fund's chart & profile on Yahoo Finance (opens a new window)
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) | ||||
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Symbol (*) | Name |
Fund Family
|
Investment Objective
| Ave Daily Volume |
EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil Index | iShares | Brazil | 15,533,200 |
BRF | Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF | Van Eck | Brazil Small-Cap | 305,342 |
BZQ | UltraShort MSCI Brazil | ProShares | Brazil, 2x short | 162,567 |
ILF | iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index | iShares | 5 Latin American countries (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru) | 2,141,630 |
EEB | Claymore/BNY Mellon BRIC ETF | Claymore Securities | Brazil, Russia, India and China | 217,705 |
BKF | iShares MSCI BRIC Index | iShares | Brazil, Russia, India and China | 135,134 |
BRXX | Brazil Infrastructure | Emerging Global Shares | Brazil Infrastructure | 26,209 |
BRAZ | Brazil Mid Cap | Global X | Brazil Mid Cap | 31,510 |
BRAQ | Brazil Consumer | Global X | Brazil Consumer | 20,934 |
BRAF | Brazil Financials | Global X | Brazil Financials | 12,219 |
UBR | Ultra MSCI Brazil Fund | ProShares | 2x MSCI Brazil Index | 12,723 |
BZQ | UltraShort MSCI Brazil | ProShares | 2x short MSCI Brazil Index | 156,637 |
BZF | Brazilian Real | WisdomTree | Brazilian Real (currency) | 107,266 |
Brazilian companies listed on US exchanges
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Company |
Symbol (*)
|
Sector / Industry
|
Market Cap
(mln $)
| Ave Daily Volume |
Vale | VALE | Steel & Iron | 148.91B | 26,526,500 |
ItaĂº Unibanco | ITUB | Banking | 97.03B | 16,025,400 |
Petroleo Brasileiro | PBR | Energy | 87.31B | 14,010,900 |
Banco Bradesco | BBD | Banking | 71.90B | 9,118,400 |
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional | SID | Steel & Iron | 23.84B | 5,271,070 |
Gerdau | GGB | Steel & Iron | 19.63B | 6,453,970 |
Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (AMBEV) | ABV | Food and Beverage | 29.82B | 713,025 |
Centrais Electricas Brasileiras | EBR | Electric Utilities | 14.62B | 701,781 |
Companhia Paranaense de Energia | ELP | Electric Utilities | 6.25B | 553,166 |
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao | CBD | Retail - Grocery stores | 8.67B | 389,206 |
CPFL Energia | CPL | Electric Utilities | 11.31B | 150,843 |
American companies with a presence in Brazil
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Brazil’s clean energy revolution has been a largely overlooked accomplishment. Renewable energy accounts for more than 85% of domestically-produced energy, and many of the cars on the road run on sugarcane ethanol. In recent years the country has moved into wind power initiatives as well, looking to reduce the heavy reliance on hydroelectric power.
Brahma (brewing and beverages which through a series of acquisitions created Anheuser Busch InBev), Embraer (aircraft production), Votorantim (diversified conglomerate specializing in basic industries), Banco ItaĂº (banking), Natura (cosmetics), AmĂ©rica Latina LogĂstica (logistics), Promon (engineering), SabĂ³ (auto parts), PĂ£o de AĂ§Ăºcar (food retailing), and Aracruz (pulp and paper).
Embraer is the fourth largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, with over twelve thousand employees and $5.5 billion revenues in 2009. By the end of the 1990’s, the company had emerged as one of Brazil’s largest exporters. Over the 1990’s, Embraer won a 40% share of the global market for regional jets, while the market leader Bombardier lost nearly half of its market share over the same period, and number three Fairchild Dornier filed for bankruptcy.
While Brazil maintains strong growth prospects, the economy faces some unique challenges as the central bank takes steps to prevent overheating. Brazil has had challenges with inflation in the past, experiencing hyperinflation in 1994 when the consumer price index exceeded 5,000%.
The Economist November 2009 (4 years ago)
The Economist September 28th – October 4th 2013; Latin America and Asia: Has Brazil blown it?
The Economist; 10/16/14 and Jan 2016
26 March 2016
Brazil's collapsing GDP growth:
- 2010: 7.6%
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2012: 1.7%
- 2013: 2.7%
- 2014: 0.1%
- 2015: -3.1%
- 2016: -3.2%
EWZ 2014-03 monthly (click for live EWZ chart)
EWZ 2013-09 monthly - 6 months earlier
In the 2000s Brazil’s economy was taking off. It barely faltered during the global economic crisis; in 2010 it grew by 7.5%. Yet recently it has stalled. Since 2011 Brazil has managed just 2% annual growth. Its citizens are disgruntled - in June they took to the streets to protest against high living costs, poor public services and the greed and corruption of politicians. Can Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president, restart the engines? Will the World Cup and the Olympic games aid Brazil’s recovery, or simply bring more debt?

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The Economist, Jan 2, 2016Irredeemable? A former star of the emerging world faces a lost decade
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21684778-former-star-emerging-world-faces-lost-decade-irredeemable
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