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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

EZA
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Feb 03 2003
Expense Ratio
0.58%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$6,719,742
AUM
$268,247,698
Associated Index
MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

NPN
Naspers Ltd - Ordinary Shares - Class N
15.96%
FSR
Firstrand Ltd
8.63%
SBK
Standard Bank Group Ltd.
6.50%
GFI
Gold Fields Ltd
5.36%
MTN
MTN Group Ltd.
5.01%
ABG
Absa Group Limited
3.94%
CPI
Capitec Bank Hldgs
3.83%
ANG
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
3.78%
BID
Bid Corporation Limited
3.77%
SOL
Sasol Ltd
3.69%
Invest with EZA

What is EZA?

The iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the South African equity market as measured by the MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index.

ETFs related toEZA

ETFs correlated to EZA include EMC, GEM, DGS

EZA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EMC
Global X Funds - Global X Emerging Markets Great Consumer ETF
GEM
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
DGS
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
IEMG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
DFAE
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
XSOE
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
EDC
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares
DFEM
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
ESGE
iShares Trust - iShare Inc iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

EZA is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the South African equity market as measured by the MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index.

EZA tracks the MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index.

No, EZA is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, EZA is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on EZA is -0.0301%. This is the percent change in the value of EZA over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on EZA is -0.0156%. This is the percent change in the value of EZA over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of EZA for the past year is 0.2992%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to EZA include EWZ, EWW, and EWT.

ETFs correlated to EZA include EMC, GEM, and DGS.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to EZA include EDZ, EFZ, and EPV.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.