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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

Ticker: EZA ISIN: US4642867802
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Morningstar
★★★
TER
0.59%
Fund size
$914.91M
Top 10
66.9%
Issuer
iShares
$71.33 -1.63%
Price as of 2026-08-24 · NYSE ARCA

Performance by timeframe

Rolling returns
1 Month +15.16%
6 Months -8.02%
1 Year +31.76%
5 Years +13.82% p.a.+90.90%
10 Years +7.64% p.a.+108.73%
Since inception +9.61% p.a.+766.99%
Calendar year returns
YTD +5.95%
2025 +75.20%
2024 +7.16%
2023 +1.51%
2022 -5.18%
2021 +7.91%

Key stats

AUM
914.91M
Expense ratio
0.59%
1Y return
31.76%
Volatility (1Y)
33.11%
52-week range
37.24 - 81.76
Section 1

Fund overview

Fund profile data from fundamentals.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the equity market in South Africa. The underlying index uses a capping methodology that limits the weight of any single "group entity" to a maximum of 25% of the underlying index weight. The fund is non-diversified.

Category Miscellaneous Region
Issuer iShares
Domicile USA
Section 2

Exposure breakdown

Exposure breakdown shows how the fund is allocated across assets, sectors, regions, and size buckets.

Asset allocation

Stock non-US
86.83%
Stock US
12.60%
Cash
0.57%

Sectors

Basic Materials
42.09%
Financial Services
30.72%
Consumer Cyclicals
14.52%
Communication Services
6.04%
Consumer Defensive
2.39%
Real Estate
1.51%
Industrials
1.42%
Healthcare
1.30%

Regions

Africa/Middle East
84.43%
North America
12.67%
Europe Emerging
1.51%
Europe Developed
1.38%

Market cap mix

Big
51.85%
Medium
47.58%
Section 3

Top holdings

Concentrated top holdings

Top holdings show which underlying securities drive the fund most.

AngloGold Ashanti plc
13.37%
Gold Fields Ltd
10.96%
Naspers Limited
9.24%
Firstrand Ltd
6.48%
Valterra Platinum Limited
5.40%
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd
4.82%
Standard Bank Group Ltd
4.66%
MTN Group Ltd
4.37%
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd
4.18%
Absa Group Ltd
3.46%
Section 4

Performance & risk

Historical return and risk indicators over fixed windows.

Returns

YTD return -3.20%
1M return 15.16%
6M return -8.02%
1Y return 31.76%
3Y return 24.68%
5Y return 90.90%
10Y return 8.16%

Risk

Volatility (1Y) 33.11%
Volatility (3Y) 21.83%
Sharpe ratio (3Y) 1.19
Beta 1.37
52-week range 37.24 - 81.76
Section 5

Portfolio characteristics

Fund concentration and composition metrics from source fields.

Overview

Top 10 weight 66.94%
Expense ratio 0.59%
Fund size 914.91M
Turnover 5.00%
Avg. market cap 23.72K

Details

Instrument metadata and source update timestamps.

Symbol EZA
Name iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
Asset type ETF
Exchange NYSE ARCA
Currency USD
ISIN US4642867802
Country USA
Code + exchange EZA.NYSE ARCA
Last price date 2026-03-18
Fundamentals updated 2026-03-19

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