International Stocks - Portfolio of Brazilian Stocks, ETFs and the Bovespa Index

Brazil, a relative stable emerging country, offers investors many opportunities to profit from its cyclical economy. You can follow the broad Brazilian stock market with the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange's benchmark Bovespa index (^BVSP).

You can invest in Brazil through:

• Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF), holds small capitalization Brazilian companies and companies that generate at least 50 percent of their revenues in Brazil.
• iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ), a low-fee exchange-traded fund (ETF) mostly comprised of energy, basic materials and financial stocks.
• WisdomTree Dreyfus Brazilian Real Fund (BZF), a currency income ETF.
• Individual stocks that trade on United States stock exchanges. Over 30 Brazilian stocks are traded on the NYSE so you can create your own customized portfolio. For a complete list of Brazilian stocks traded on United States stock exchanges see BNY Mellon.

Here is a table of 24 well-known Brazilian stocks.

Brazilian Stocks
Stock	Price Quote & Dividend	Interactive Price Chart	10-Year Moving Average	Dividend Growth Rate & Chart	Return Calculator	Return Map	Comments
Banco Bradesco	BBD	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Banking and investment services.
Banco Santander (Brasil)	BSBR	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Banking and investment services.
BRF - Brasil Foods	BRFS	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Food processing.
Braskem	BAK	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Petrochemicals.
Centrais Electricas Brasileiras	EBR	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Electric utility.
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao	CBD	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Food retailer.
Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (AMBEV)	ABV	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Beverage products.
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP)	SBS	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Water and sewage utility.
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Cemig)	CIG	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Electric & gas utility.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)	ELP	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Electric utility.
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN)	SID	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Steel producer.
CPFL Energia	CPL	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Electric utility.
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica	ERJ	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Aircraft producer.
Fibria	FBR	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Paper pulp producer.
Gafisa	GFA	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Homebuilder.
Gerdau	GGB	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Steel producer.
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes	GOL	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Airline operator.
Itaú Unibanco	ITUB	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Banking, insurance and investment services.
Net Servicos de Comunicacao	NETC	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Pay-television and Internet provider.
Pretroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)	PBR	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Integrated oil & gas.
TIM Participacoes	TSU	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Cellular Telecommunications.
Ultrapar Participacoes	UGP	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Distributes liquid petroleum gas, produces chemicals and ships bulk cargo.
Vale	VALE	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Mining - iron ore and other metals.
Vivo	VIV	Chart	Chart	Chart	Table	Map	Cellular Telecommunications.

To follow the day-to-day progress of the Brazilian Stocks portfolio, check out the returns table and chart below. Dollar values are computed using weekly closes for stocks from Yahoo! Finance.

The 17 stocks included in the value computations are: BBD, BAK, CBD, ABV, SBS, CIG, ELP, ERJ, FBR, GGB, ITUB, NETC, PBR, TSU, UGP, VALE and VIV. The current value of the portfolio assumes that $588.24 was invested (total of $10,000) in each stock at its closing weekly price for the first week of January 2003. The 7 stocks excluded from the chart computations because of insufficient price data are: BSBR, BRFS, EBR, SID, CPL, GFA and GOL.

Brazilian Stocks - Return Results
Portfolio:	Brazilian Stocks
Start date:	Jan-02-2003
Start value:	$10,000
End date:	May-19-2013
End value:	$119,396
Number prices	542
Minimum value occurred on Feb-10-2003	$8,370
Maximum value occurred on Feb-27-2012	$130,069
Total gain or loss (Start date to End date)	1,093.96%
Annualized gain or loss (Start date to End date)	26.86%
Sharpe Ratio	0.90
Total dollar value on End date of a $10,000 purchase made on Start date	$119,396
Average percent return for all possible buy/sell combinations	172.48%
Number returns	146,611
Number profitable returns (Winners)	129,722
Percent profitable returns	88.48%
Number unprofitable returns (Losers)	16,889
Percent unprofitable returns	11.52%
Winners to losers ratio	7.68

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