iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index. The EZA ETF contains 39 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the Middle East & Africa region.
Price $38.00 as of 2022-10-21Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 3.83% |
| Expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Average spread | 0.132% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.722% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.3% | 3.8% | 5.4% | -13.7% | 0.9% | -10.3% | -0.1% | -6.1% | -9.5% | 5.4% | -14.8% | ||
| 2021 | 0.2% | 5.3% | 6.8% | -0.1% | 7.6% | -7.1% | -0.9% | 2.1% | -4.8% | 0.0% | -4.6% | 4.4% | 8.9% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -9.8% | -29.5% | 10.4% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 6.5% | -1.0% | -0.6% | 0.3% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -6.8% | -2.5% | 8.2% | -6.6% | 6.1% | -5.5% | -7.4% | -0.9% | 4.5% | -0.1% | 9.1% | 12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -1.1% | -3.7% | -4.2% | -5.5% | -6.1% | 6.3% | -10.3% | -2.2% | -10.0% | 9.5% | -2.4% | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6.0% | 1.7% | -3.9% | 6.0% | 3.9% | -6.0% | 2.0% | 6.9% | 10.4% | 32.3% |
| 2016 | -1.9% | -2.2% | 18.3% | 5.1% | -9.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | -9.1% | 6.7% | -1.4% | -8.1% | 4.1% | 19.5% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | 1.3% | -2.1% | 5.5% | -8.0% | 1.5% | -4.8% | -7.7% | -6.6% | 6.1% | -6.3% | -10.9% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | -10.5% | 7.7% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 2.1% | -9.1% | 6.6% | -0.5% | -3.5% | 4.6% |
| 2013 | -7.5% | -2.6% | -1.0% | 0.5% | -8.2% | 0.3% | 2.0% | -2.3% | 8.5% | 3.8% | -2.2% | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | 4.8% | -1.1% | -0.4% | -9.2% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 3.0% | -1.7% | -1.4% | 12.5% | 20.9% |
| 2011 | -12.2% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 5.4% | -5.2% | -1.3% | -1.8% | -1.4% | -17.9% | 12.1% | 2.2% | -4.0% | -13.0% |
| 3.8% | 6.3% | 2.5% | 24.0% | -34.3% | 1.3% | 18.5% | -36.6% | -39.5% | 27.8% | 6.4% | 32.8% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.95 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.65 | 1.77 | 2.42 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 1.31 | 4.71 | 6.02 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.92 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 1.08 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 1.60 | 0.55 | 2.15 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 0.57 | 0.84 | 1.41 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 0.62 | 0.80 | 1.43 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 0.65 | 0.92 | 1.57 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 2.16 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.92 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.93 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Naspers Limited Class N | 15.08% |
| FirstRand Limited | 7.73% |
| MTN Group Limited | 6.03% |
| Standard Bank Group Limited | 4.59% |
| Impala Platinum Holdings Limited | 4.34% |
| Sibanye Stillwater Limited | 3.99% |
| Sasol Limited | 3.80% |
| Capitec Bank Holdings Limited | 3.65% |
| Gold Fields Limited | 3.41% |
| AngloGold Ashanti Limited | 3.16% |
| Sanlam Limited | 3.13% |
| Bid Corporation Limited | 2.90% |
| Absa Group Limited | 2.65% |
| Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited | 2.51% |
| Shoprite Holdings Limited | 2.41% |
| Top 15 Weights | 69.38% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| EZA | FLZA | LDEM | MVRL | NIFE | RESE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | Franklin FTSE South Africa ETF | iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF | ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN | Direxion Fallen Knives ETF | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin | iShares | ETRACS | Direxion | WisdomTree |
| Price | $38 | $19.9 | $40.3425 | $18.1825 | $45.1958 | $24.618 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.59% |  0.19% | 0.16% |  0.95% | 0.5% | 0.32% |
| Average Spread | 0.132% | 0.352% | 0.273% | 0.440% | 0.376% | 0.406% |
| AUM | $261,386,000 | $3,934,370 | $563,920,000 | $18,641,800 | $3,438,410 | $22,071,800 |
| Shares | 6,878,588 | 197,707 | 13,978,321 | 1,025,263 | 76,078 | 896,571 |
| Average Daily Volume | 183,377 | 1,527 | 30,820 | 6,620 | 7,799 | 3,410 |
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| Inception Date | 2003-02-03 | 2018-10-10 | 2020-02-05 | 2020-06-02 | 2020-06-11 | 2016-04-07 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index | FTSE/JSE South Africa RIC Capped Index - TR Net of RIC | MSCI EM Extended ESG Leaders 5% Issuer Capped Index | MVIS US Mortgage REITs Index | Indxx US Fallen Knives Index | No Underlying Index |
| Category | Emerging Markets Equities | Emerging Markets Equities | Emerging Markets Equities | Leveraged Real Estate | Small Cap Blend Equities | Asia Pacific Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Real Estate | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid/Small Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid/Small Caps | Large/Mid Caps | |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | |
| Region | Middle East & Africa | Middle East & Africa | Asia-Pacific | North America | Asia-Pacific | |
| Countries | U.S. | South Africa | Broad | U.S. | Pacific ex-Japan | |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.456 | $0.988 | $1.205 | $5.462 | $0 | $1.051 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.038% | 0.050% | 0.030% | 0.300% | 0.000% | 0.043% |
| Number of Holdings | 39 | 61 | 476 | 50 | 298 | |
| YTD Return | -16.34% | -17.99% | -29.36% | -50.73% | -20.95% | -28.18% |
| Beta | 0.07 | 0.39 | 0.64 | 1.57 | 0.70 | 0.71 |
| Upside Beta | 0.56 | 0.80 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.06 | 0.42 |
| Downside Beta | 0.69 | -0.62 | -0.60 | -1.51 | -0.88 | -0.50 |
| Volatility 1Y | 31.37% | 30.11% | 22.37% | 45.39% | 38.34% | 21.06% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.25 | -0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.08 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |