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iSharesFocused RegionEZA · NYSE Arca

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA)

Price
$70.10
11 Sept 2026
Assets
$578.5M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.59%
Category 0.00%
Yield
7.15%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
28.2%+9.6%
Category 18.6%
5Y CAGR
13.3%+4.0%
Category 9.2%
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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

Standard deviation
Maximum drawdown
Sharpe ratio
Sortino ratio
Beta
Alpha
Information ratio
Upside capture
Downside capture
Tracking error
Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+2.6%+7.1%+7.6%+4.1%+24.8%+28.2%+13.3%+7.8%+9.5%
Focused Region average1.2%2.9%11.8%14.4%23.6%18.6%9.2%8.0%7.4%
Difference+1.4%+4.3%-4.2%-10.2%+1.2%+9.6%+4.0%-0.3%+2.1%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 65.4% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC13.72%
GFI.JOGold Fields Ltd9.90%
NPN.JONaspers Ltd Class N8.75%
FSR.JOFirstrand Ltd7.10%
SBK.JOStandard Bank Group Ltd6.12%
CPI.JOCapitec Bank Holdings Ltd4.39%
MTN.JOMTN Group Ltd4.38%
VAL.JOValterra Platinum Ltd4.24%
IMP.JOImpala Platinum Holdings Ltd3.47%
ABG.JOAbsa Group Ltd3.34%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
9.3
P/B
2.2
P/S
1.9
P/CF
9.6

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

41.0%Materials8 sectors
  1. Materials41.0%
  2. Financial services33.2%
  3. Consumer discretionary12.8%
  4. Communication services6.2%
  5. Consumer staples2.7%
  6. Real estate1.8%
  7. Industrials1.5%
  8. Health care1.0%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.7%
  • Cash0.3%

ETF details

Issuer
iShares
Category
Equity · Focused Region
Ticker
EZA
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
3 Feb 2003 (23.6 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.59% (category 0.00%)
Holdings turnover
19%
Distribution yield
7.15%
Beta, 3 years
1.02
Total net assets
$578.5M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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