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EZAISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

$64.02+0.83% vs prior close
608252-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the South African equity market. The underlying index uses a capping methodology that limits the weight of any single “group entity” to a maximum of 25% of the underlying index weight. The fund is non-diversified.

EZA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateEZA close
Jul 27, 2026$61.94
Jul 28, 2026$61.98
Jul 29, 2026$62.08
Jul 30, 2026$64.11
Jul 31, 2026$63.62
Aug 3, 2026$64.33
Aug 4, 2026$65.96
Aug 5, 2026$66.85
Aug 6, 2026$66.88
Aug 7, 2026$69.65
Aug 10, 2026$69.73
Aug 11, 2026$68.59
Aug 12, 2026$68.33
Aug 13, 2026$67.33
Aug 14, 2026$67.53
Aug 17, 2026$68.19
Aug 18, 2026$67.10
Aug 19, 2026$70.29
Aug 20, 2026$70.47
Aug 21, 2026$72.51
Aug 24, 2026$71.33
Aug 25, 2026$72.51
Aug 26, 2026$71.68
Aug 27, 2026$71.56
Aug 28, 2026$70.72
Aug 31, 2026$70.50
Sep 1, 2026$69.54
Sep 2, 2026$69.99
Sep 3, 2026$71.82
Sep 4, 2026$71.64
Sep 8, 2026$71.30
Sep 9, 2026$71.31
Sep 10, 2026$69.54
Sep 11, 2026$70.10
Sep 14, 2026$68.49
Sep 15, 2026$68.92
Sep 16, 2026$67.55
Sep 17, 2026$68.69
Sep 18, 2026$68.49
Sep 21, 2026$68.23
Sep 22, 2026$69.15
Sep 23, 2026$66.44
Sep 24, 2026$65.90
Sep 25, 2026$66.48
Sep 28, 2026$64.47
Sep 29, 2026$64.85
Sep 30, 2026$63.98
Oct 1, 2026$62.86
Oct 2, 2026$63.19
Oct 5, 2026$63.17
Oct 6, 2026$63.66
Oct 7, 2026$62.29
Oct 8, 2026$62.66
Oct 9, 2026$63.80
Oct 12, 2026$63.77
Oct 13, 2026$64.32
Oct 14, 2026$63.28
Oct 15, 2026$65.01
Oct 16, 2026$65.28
Oct 19, 2026$64.61
Oct 20, 2026$65.44
Oct 21, 2026$65.32
Oct 22, 2026$63.86
Oct 23, 2026$63.14
Oct 26, 2026$63.49
Oct 27, 2026$64.02

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$100M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14−$50.4MSep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19$0Oct 26Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7−$50.4MSep 21Oct 5$0Oct 26Jul 27Aug 24−$50.4MSep 21$0Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27−$6.2M
Aug 3−$13.1M
Aug 10$0
Aug 17−$296.8K
Aug 24−$7.2M
Aug 31$39.8K
Sep 7$0
Sep 14−$214.4K
Sep 21−$50.4M
Sep 28−$9.8M
Oct 5$86K
Oct 12−$6.5M
Oct 19−$6.5M
Oct 26$0
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$23M in net outflows over the past month, about 5.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -6.9% so far this year. At 0.59% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GDX has a reported fee of 0.51%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$451Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
−$23Mnet flow, trailing month
160Kavg daily volume, 30 days
38holdings · US-domiciled
2003listed February 3, 2003 · beta 1.63
The book at a glance
PPHMTN+1.4%ABG+12.7%CLSNRPSLM-4.3%OUTGFI+1.5%VAL-1.0%ANG+0.3%VOD+0.3%REM+0.6%BID3.0%DSY+4.4%CPI4.7%FSR7.3%HAR2.8%IMP2.9%NED2.5%NPH1.7%NPN8.3%SBK6.2%SHP3.2%SOL3.5%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PPHVANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF1.38%$114.63-0.1%
2MTNVAIL RESORTS4.98%$151.46+1.4%
3ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP3.52%$194.99+12.7%
4CLSCELESTICA1.22%$276.54+12.1%
5NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP1.79%$117.66+0.9%
6SLMSLM2.95%$18.77-4.3%
7OUTOUTFRONT MEDIA1.61%$31.30-1.3%
8GFIGOLD FIELDS8.48%$35.73+1.5%
9VALVALARIS3.83%$98.21-1.0%
10ANGCORGI FTSE FALLEN ANGELS BOND ETF11.59%$24.99+0.3%
11VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD2.09%$15.75+0.3%
12REMISHARES MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE ETF2.04%$17.56+0.6%
13BIDTRIBECA STRATEGIC ACQUISITION CORP3.04%$9.92—
14DSYBIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD2.87%$3.35+4.4%
15SSWSibanye Stillwater Ltd2.10%———

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Sector weights

  • Materials36.92%
  • Financials35.17%
  • Consumer Discretionary9.72%
  • Consumer Staples7.42%
  • Communication7.07%
  • Real Estate1.79%
  • Industrials1.66%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.28%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Materials36.92%
Financials35.17%
Consumer Discretionary9.72%
Consumer Staples7.42%
Communication7.07%
Real Estate1.79%
Industrials1.66%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.28%
Performance
1 week-2.0%
1 month-3.7%
3 months+3.4%
6 months-8.7%
YTD-6.9%
1 year-0.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$6M
1 month−$23M
3 months−$100M
YTD−$42M
1 year+$24M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$31.9MOct+$33.5MNov+$6.7MDec+$138.2MJan+$249MFeb−$174.9MMar−$20.7MApr−$13.6MMay−$125.8MJul−$17.8MAug−$50.1MSep−$26MOctOctNovDecJan+$249MFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$26MOctOctDec+$249MFebAprJul−$26MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$31.9M
Nov$33.5M
Dec$6.7M
Jan$138.2M
Feb$249M
Mar−$174.9M
Apr−$20.7M
May−$13.6M
Jul−$125.8M
Aug−$17.8M
Sep−$50.1M
Oct−$26M
The risk read
21%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
33%realized volatility, 1 year
-25.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-21.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 11.6% of the book; the top ten carry 63%. Spread across 29+ names, it behaves like roughly 18 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
8calls · latest snapshot
10puts · latest snapshot
1.25put/call ratio
56Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$28M$30M
VAL VALARIS$47,700$727,829
ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP$287,902$104,017
MTN VAIL RESORTS$48,099$37,221
NRP NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP$50,915$604

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against EZA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EZA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-56bp on fee · 90× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-56bp on fee · 41× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-55bp on fee · 72× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-55bp on fee · 53× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-55bp on fee · 41× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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