iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA)

NYSEARCA: EZA · Real-Time Price · USD
67.36
-3.12 (-4.43%)
At close: May 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
67.29
-0.07 (-0.10%)
After-hours: May 15, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Assets$707.22M
Expense Ratio0.59%
PE Ratio12.27
Shares Out10.70M
Dividend (ttm)$4.24
Dividend Yield6.29%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 16, 2025
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Payout Ratio77.16%
Volume192,368
Open68.00
Previous Close70.48
Day's Range67.26 - 68.19
52-Week Low50.33
52-Week High81.76
Beta0.75
Holdings33
Inception DateFeb 3, 2003

About EZA

Fund Home Page

The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI South Africa 25-50 index. The fund tracks the performance of a market-cap-weighted index of South African stocks. It captures 85% of the publicly available market, excluding all small-caps. EZA was launched on Feb 3, 2003 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Focused Region
Region Africa
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol EZA
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI South Africa 25-50

Top 10 Holdings

65.52% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
AngloGold Ashanti plcANG12.57%
Naspers LimitedNPN10.07%
Gold Fields LimitedGFI9.72%
FirstRand LimitedFSR6.61%
Standard Bank Group LimitedSBK5.05%
MTN Group LimitedMTN5.01%
Valterra Platinum LimitedVAL4.80%
Capitec Bank Holdings LimitedCPI4.31%
Impala Platinum Holdings LimitedIMP4.03%
Absa Group LimitedABG3.37%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 16, 2025$3.61145Dec 22, 2025
Jun 16, 2025$0.62572Jun 23, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$2.41539Dec 20, 2024
Jun 11, 2024$0.62656Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023$0.50611Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023$0.68074Jun 13, 2023
Full Dividend History

Performance

EZA had a total return of 43.17% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.37%.

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