EZA

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

iShares South Africa Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the South African market, as measured by the MSCI South African Index. The Index consists of stocks primarily traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.


Emerging Market

EQUITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

349.9 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

58 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBarclays Global Fund Advisors
CategoryEmerging
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateFeb 03, 2003
Assets (mns)$350
Expense ratio58 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsSemi-Annually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
NASPERS LIMITED LTD CLASS N 16.8 %
FIRSTRAND LTD 7.7 %
GOLD FIELDS LTD 7.6 %
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 6.9 %
STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD 6.6 %
MTN GROUP LIMITED 4.7 %
CAPITEC BANK HOLDINGS LTD 4.4 %
SANLAM LTD 3.4 %
ABSA GROUP LTD 3.4 %
HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD 3.3 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings29
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 639
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$9,001
Large cap (>$10bn)47.2%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)52.8%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.0%
Developed mkts.0.0%
Emerging mkts.100.0%
Country Exposure
SOUTH AFRICA 71.3 %
LUXEMBOURG 1.5 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 02/28/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 5.9% 21.4% 6.5% -2.9% 5.3% -0.3% 7.3%
Volatility 19.8% 24.9% 25.7% 28.6% 33.0% 31.8% --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.0143%
MSCI EAFE1.1657%
MSCI Emg Mkts1.2264%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)127
Turnover1.7%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.13%
ADV of underlying (mns)$286
Technical Indicators
Recent close$46.65
30d moving avg.$46.67
Annualized volatility26.6%
Relative strength (RSI)55
Short interest (ETF)5.0%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
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Money Flows (mns)

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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker Fund Name Overlap
vs. EZA
Expenses
vs. EZA
ALTAR Score™
vs. EZA
FTHF First Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing ETF   17.7%   +17 bp -1.1%
AFK VanEck Africa Index ETF   17.2%   +40 bp +1.7%
Risk and Returns: EZA vs. Comps (1 YR)

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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 4/2/2025
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ETF Research Center Rating

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™

EZA

10.9%

Cat. Avg

9.9%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 156 funds in the Emerging Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 9.9% and a standard deviation of 4.1%. EZA's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.3 standard deviations above the category average. This places EZA in the 60th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
Emerging Market Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 53
Avg. Expense Ratio 52.8 bp
Std. Deviation 23.2 bp
EZA (58 bp) Percentile rank 61
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
EZA 58.0 12.5 70.5
Peer Avg. 55.8 20.1 75.9
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