iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
ALTAR
Score™		 9.2% info Recommen-
dation		 OVERWEIGHT
2025E    2026E
P/E
ratio		 12.6x P/Sales
ratio		 1.7x
P/BV
ratio		 2.2x Div.
yield		 4.0%


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iShares South Africa Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the South African market, as measured by the MSCI South African Index. The Index consists of stocks primarily traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

FUND BASICS
Category Emerging Market Equities
Fund Sponsor Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Website www.ishares.com
Inception date Feb 03, 2003
Assets (mns) $561
Currency USD
Expense ratio 58 bp
Distributions Semi-annual

FUND STRUCTURE
Regulation Open-Ended Fund
Custodian State Street Bank & Trust
Weighting Market Cap
Index replication Optimized
Uses derivatives No
Options available Yes

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

 


CONSTITUENT BREAKDOWN
No. of constituents 27
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) $14,835
Large cap (>$10bn) 47.2%
Mid cap ($2-10bn) 52.8%
Small cap (<$2bn) 0.0%
Developed mkts 0.0%
Emerging mkts 100.0%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 11.1 %
NASPERS LIMITED LTD CLASS N 10.5 %
GOLD FIELDS LTD 8.2 %
FIRSTRAND LTD 7.9 %
STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD 6.9 %
MTN GROUP LIMITED 5.3 %
CAPITEC BANK HOLDINGS LTD 5.1 %
ANGLO PLATINUM LTD 4.1 %
ABSA GROUP LTD 3.5 %
IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD 3.0 %
Total 65.5 %

TOP COUNTRY EXPOSURE
SOUTH AFRICA 73.0 %
LUXEMBOURG 1.3 %









HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE info

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Standardized Annual Returns (thru July 31)
Year-to-date 1 year 5 years 10 years Since Incep.
-5.5% 29.3% 10.6% 6.0% 9.1%

Market Correlations
versus... Beta R-squared
S&P500 1.58 39%
MSCI EAFE 1.61 61%
MSCI Emg. Mkts. 0.96 51%

Technical Indicators
Recent close $65.96
30d moving avg. $63.10
Annualized volatility 24.7%
Short interest (ETF) 16.0%
Relative strength (RSI) 48

Liquidity measures
Avg. volume (thou.) 177
Turnover 2.1%
Bid/Ask (% of price) 0.19%
ADV underlying (mns) $286

Distributions


FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Below is a list of 127 potential alternatives to the iShares MSCI South Africa ETF ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with EZA. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.

Benchmark ticker: EZA Expense: 58 bp ALTAR Score™: 9.2%


ALTERNATIVE ETFs BASED ON OVERLAP WITH EZA
Ticker Fund
Name		 Overlap1
vs EZA
(%)		 Expense
ratio
(bp)		 Savings
vs EZA
(bp)		 ALTAR
Score™
(%)		 ALTAR
vs EZA
(%)
FTHF First Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing ETF 14.4 75 -17 5.8 -3.5
JIVE JPMorgan International Value ETF 13.1 55 3 7.9 -1.3
ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF 8.7 70 -12 9.2 0.0
XC WisdomTree Emerging Markets Ex-China Fund 8.1 32 26 6.3 -2.9
EMDM First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF 8.0 75 -17 6.3 -2.9
OBOR KraneShares MSCI One Belt One Road Index ETF 7.1 79 -21 7.3 -1.9
EDIV SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF 6.9 49 9 8.8 -0.4
GMET VanEck Green Metals ETF 6.3 63 -5 1.2 -8.0
RING iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF 6.3 39 19 4.0 -5.3
EELV Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF 5.8 29 29 8.7 -0.5
LDEM iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF 4.9 17 41 12.5 +3.3
FNDE Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Co. Index ETF 4.4 39 19 13.3 +4.1
ION ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF 4.2 58 0 6.5 -2.8
PXH Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF 3.8 49 9 13.1 +3.9
EYLD Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF 3.7 66 -8 9.0 -0.3
FRDM Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF 3.6 49 9 5.4 -3.9
JPEM JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF 3.6 44 14 9.3 +0.0
EEMO Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Momentum ETF 3.5 29 29 6.8 -2.5
VEXC Vanguard Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF 3.5 7 51 5.6 -3.6
EMMF WisdomTree Emerging Markets Multifactor Fund 3.5 48 10 8.6 -0.7
EMM Global X Emerging Markets ex-China ETF 3.5 75 -17 4.7 -4.5
DWX SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF 3.4 45 13 6.6 -2.7
DSTX Distillate International Fundamental Stability & Value ETF 3.4 55 3 6.3 -3.0
JHEM John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF 3.2 49 9 7.5 -1.8
EVLU iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value Factor ETF 2.9 35 23 9.9 +0.7
XCNY SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETF 2.9 15 43 5.6 -3.6
XSOE WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund 2.8 32 26 7.5 -1.8
EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF 2.8 25 33 5.1 -4.1
XCEM Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF 2.8 16 42 5.0 -4.3
ECON Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF 2.7 49 9 6.6 -2.7
JADE JPMorgan Active Developing Markets Equity ETF 2.7 65 -7 5.9 -3.3
KEMX KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets EX China Index ETF 2.6 24 34 5.2 -4.1
ESGE iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF 2.6 25 33 8.2 -1.0
MFEM PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.6 50 8 8.2 -1.0
AVXC Avantis Emerging Markets Ex-China Equity ETF 2.6 33 25 6.1 -3.2
GEM Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.5 45 13 8.0 -1.2
STXE Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF 2.5 32 26 5.2 -4.0
DGRE WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund 2.5 32 26 4.7 -4.5
PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF 2.5 39 19 8.1 -1.2
RAYE Rayliant Quantamental Emerging Market ex-China Equity ETF 2.4 88 -30 8.4 -0.8
SCHE Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.4 11 47 9.3 +0.0
DEM WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund 2.4 63 -5 10.2 +0.9
CGV Conductor Global Equity Value ETF 2.3 130 -72 7.7 -1.5
EEMX SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF 2.3 30 28 7.9 -1.3
EMDV ProShares MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETF 2.3 60 -2 6.4 -2.8
MEM Matthews Emerging Markets Equity Active ETF 2.3 79 -21 8.4 -0.8
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 2.3 7 51 9.0 -0.2
RNEM First Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF 2.3 75 -17 7.7 -1.5
HEEM iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 2.2 69 -11 7.6 -1.7
QEMM SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF 2.2 30 28 7.5 -1.8
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 2.2 69 -11 7.8 -1.5
SPEM SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF 2.1 7 51 9.4 +0.1
DBEM Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF 2.1 66 -8 7.3 -1.9
JEMA JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.1 33 25 6.7 -2.5
NUEM Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.0 36 22 5.9 -3.3
GSEE Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.0 36 22 7.5 -1.7
BKEM BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.0 11 47 24.0 +14.8
BBEM JPMorgan BetaBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF 2.0 15 43 8.0 -1.3
EMC Global X Emerging Markets Great Consumer ETF 1.9 75 -17 7.1 -2.2
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 1.9 9 49 8.2 -1.1
SDEM Global X MSCI SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF 1.9 67 -9 12.2 +3.0
AVSE Avantis Responsible Emerging Markets Equity ETF 1.8 33 25 6.6 -2.6
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF 1.8 35 23 7.0 -2.3
ARKF ARK Fintech Innovation ETF 1.8 75 -17 0.3 -9.0
EMXF iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF 1.8 16 42 6.6 -2.7
EMCR Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Impr 1.8 15 43 8.8 -0.4
DEXC Dimensional Emerging Markets ex China Core EquityETF 1.7 53 5 5.1 -4.1
AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF 1.7 33 25 7.0 -2.2
AVES Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF 1.6 36 22 9.0 -0.3
DEHP Dimensional Emerging Markets High Profitability ETF 1.6 41 17 4.8 -4.4
FPXE First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF 1.6 70 -12 4.0 -5.3
DFEV Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF 1.6 43 15 9.4 +0.1
TLTE FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index 1.5 59 -1 8.5 -0.7
DFEM Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF 1.5 38 20 7.0 -2.2
PIE Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF 1.5 90 -32 3.6 -5.6
FEM First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund 1.5 80 -22 8.8 -0.4
RCGE RockCreek Global Equality ETF 1.5 95 -37 5.7 -3.6
WWJD Inspire International ETF 1.4 80 -22 6.1 -3.1
SLVP iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF 1.3 39 19 4.6 -4.7
TTAI FCF International Quality ETF 1.3 59 -1 6.9 -2.3
URA Global X Uranium ETF 1.3 69 -11 1.0 -8.2
SCHY Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF 1.3 14 44 8.1 -1.1
IGRO iShares International Dividend Growth ETF 1.2 15 43 6.5 -2.8
DFSE Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETF 1.2 41 17 6.9 -2.4
EMGF iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF 1.2 25 33 8.9 -0.3
NXTG First Trust Indxx NextG ETF 1.1 70 -12 3.5 -5.7
FRGN Horizon International Equity ETF 1.1 75 -17 7.7 -1.5
GUNR FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Ind 0.9 46 12 7.9 -1.4
CCNR ALPS CoreCommodity Natural Resources ETF 0.9 39 19 8.3 -0.9
VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 0.9 17 41 7.7 -1.6
FPXI First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF 0.8 70 -12 3.9 -5.3
VIDI Vident International Equity Strategy ETF 0.8 61 -3 8.2 -1.1
ROAM Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF 0.8 44 14 7.5 -1.7
FDEM Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF 0.8 25 33 10.4 +1.1
ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF 0.7 34 24 6.2 -3.0
CWI SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF 0.7 30 28 6.3 -3.0
DNL WisdomTree Global ex-US Quality Dividend Growth Fund 0.7 42 16 4.0 -5.3
UEVM VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF 0.7 45 13 9.4 +0.2
BLES Inspire Global Hope ETF 0.7 61 -3 5.5 -3.7
GXUS Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETF 0.7 18 40 6.2 -3.1
VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund 0.7 4 54 6.5 -2.7
VSGX Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF 0.7 10 48 6.4 -2.8
DBAW Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF 0.7 41 17 5.8 -3.4
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF 0.6 7 51 6.4 -2.8
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 0.6 5 53 6.5 -2.8
DFAX Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF 0.5 30 28 6.3 -2.9
HAP VanEck Natural Resources ETF 0.5 50 8 6.7 -2.5
SPGM SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF 0.3 9 49 4.7 -4.5
UMMA Wahed Dow Jones Islamic World ETF 0.3 65 -7 3.5 -5.7
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 0.3 32 26 4.5 -4.7
AQLT iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF 0.2 18 40 0.0 -9.2
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF 0.2 6 52 4.9 -4.4
EEMV iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF 0.2 25 33 6.0 -3.2
JSTC Adasina Social Justice All Cap Global ETF 0.2 89 -31 4.2 -5.1
GLOF iShares Global Equity Factor ETF 0.1 20 38 5.4 -3.8
CRBN iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF 0.1 20 38 4.6 -4.6
AVEE Avantis Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity ETF 0.1 42 16 7.8 -1.4
NZAC SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF 0.1 12 46 4.3 -4.9
RFEM First Trust Riverfront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF 0.1 95 -37 9.7 +0.4
DEW WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund 0.1 58 0 6.9 -2.3
DFIV Dimensional International Value ETF 0.0 27 31 7.5 -1.7
PXF Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF 0.0 45 13 6.6 -2.7
AVDE Avantis International Equity ETF 0.0 23 35 6.0 -3.2
AVSD Avantis Responsible International Equity ETF 0.0 23 35 5.7 -3.5
DFIC Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF 0.0 23 35 6.1 -3.2
DIHP Dimensional International High Profitability ETF 0.0 29 29 5.6 -3.6
DFAI Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF 0.0 18 40 5.9 -3.4

1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.

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RESULTS & ESTIMATES

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VALUATION METRICS
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Historical valuation trends

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multiple:		 iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
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to:		 S&P500 MSCI EAFE MSCI Emg. Mkts. Other ETF:

OVERWEIGHT
Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™


Calculation of ALTAR Score™
Avg. Return on Equity 20.5 %
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV 2.1 x
Less: Expense ratio 58 bp
Equals: ALTAR Score 9.2 %
info More information on ALTAR Score™
MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY info

CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSITE
RATING		 1.63 CATEGORY
AVERAGE		 1.52
 
The composite rating is a weighted average of analysts' consensus recommendations for individual ETF constituents, based on the following scale:

BUY = 1; OVERWEIGHT = 1.5, HOLD = 2; UNDERWEIGHT = 2.5; and SELL = 3.

Readers are cautioned that because analyst ratings tend to be inflated, the composite score may be more useful as a relative measure of sentiment between funds rather than as a stand-alone recommendation.
 

 

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