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iSharesFocused RegionEZA · NYSE Arca

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA)

Price
$61.78
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$473.8M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.59%
Category 0.00%
Yield
7.88%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
25.1%+6.1%
Category 18.9%
5Y CAGR
10.6%+2.7%
Category 7.9%
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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.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-3.4%-2.9%-7.4%-8.2%+3.5%+25.1%+10.6%+6.5%+8.9%
Focused Region average-3.6%-4.5%-3.8%5.8%11.0%18.9%7.9%7.2%6.0%
Difference+0.1%+1.6%-3.7%-14.0%-7.6%+6.1%+2.7%-0.7%+2.8%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 63.4% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC12.72%
GFI.JOGold Fields Ltd8.66%
NPN.JONaspers Ltd Class N8.44%
FSR.JOFirstrand Ltd7.42%
SBK.JOStandard Bank Group Ltd6.20%
MTN.JOMTN Group Ltd4.47%
CPI.JOCapitec Ltd4.46%
VAL.JOValterra Platinum Ltd4.31%
ABG.JOAbsa Group Ltd3.41%
IMP.JOImpala Platinum Holdings Ltd3.29%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
10.4
P/B
2.0
P/S
1.7
P/CF
8.3

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

8sectors
  1. Materials39.1%
  2. Financial services34.4%
  3. Consumer discretionary12.8%
  4. Communication services6.4%
  5. Consumer staples2.8%
  6. Real estate1.8%
  7. Industrials1.6%
  8. Health care1.2%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.7%
  • Cash0.3%

ETF details

Issuer
iShares
Category
Equity · Focused Region
Ticker
EZA
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
3 Feb 2003 (23.7 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.59% (category 0.00%)
Holdings turnover
19%
Distribution yield
7.88%
Beta, 3 years
1.07
Total net assets
$473.8M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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