iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
63.28 USD
-1.04
(-1.617%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 63.28 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:39 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive metrics mask severe structural headwinds. While the 7.88% dividend yield is compelling, it is likely compensating for the risk of capital loss rather than providing sustainable income, especially given the company's deteriorating fundamentals. The price has underperformed significantly against its moving averages, trading well below both the 50-day and 200-day lines, which confirms a persistent downtrend rather than a healthy consolidation. Although the trailing P/E of 8.4 appears cheap, this valuation is a market correction for the asset's poor performance over the last decade, not a bargain. The options market reinforces this bearish sentiment, with traders establishing substantial downside protection via puts while offering very little upside leverage. Until there is clear evidence of a reversal in the multi-year decline or a stabilization in the underlying currency risks, the risk-reward profile remains skewed against the buyer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.084653 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.098001 |
| AutoETS | 0.098453 |
| MSTL | 0.101666 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 1.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.290 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.63 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 10.31 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest concentrated below the current price, creating a significant barrier at strikes like 60 and 55. Call activity is sparse and skewed toward deep out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting limited immediate bullish conviction despite some volume at distant 2027 dates. Implied volatility is elevated relative to historical norms, reflecting fear of currency or regional instability rather than a specific catalyst for a rally.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.12% | 7.61% | 5.65% | 4.70% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 1.4340 | 2.116605 |
| 2025-12-16 | 3.6110 | 5.496195 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.6260 | 1.180241 |
| 2024-12-17 | 2.4150 | 5.333481 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.6270 | 1.571035 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.5060 | 1.247842 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.6810 | 1.735916 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.6570 | 1.527197 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.9980 | 2.239677 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.4580 | 1.033394 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.4910 | 0.919820 |
| 2020-12-14 | 1.7710 | 4.166079 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.6450 | 1.832907 |
| 2019-12-16 | 4.7050 | 9.976675 |
| 2019-06-17 | 1.3150 | 2.523992 |
| 2018-12-18 | 1.0670 | 2.159919 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.8570 | 1.541090 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.6170 | 0.936125 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.4650 | 0.830209 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.5500 | 1.084171 |
| 2016-06-22 | 1.5990 | 3.035307 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.8430 | 1.778106 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.5710 | 0.855431 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.8030 | 1.305903 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.6230 | 0.905523 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.9210 | 1.493191 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.6530 | 1.147829 |
| 2012-12-18 | 1.1250 | 1.626428 |
| 2012-06-21 | 1.0300 | 1.628201 |
| 2011-12-20 | 1.0660 | 1.769588 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.8570 | 1.258628 |
| 2010-12-21 | 1.5490 | 2.153782 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.2660 | 0.466585 |
| 2009-12-22 | 1.0870 | 2.006275 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.9870 | 2.278393 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.9210 | 2.603166 |
| 2008-06-25 | 1.4155 | 2.523398 |
| 2007-12-20 | 1.3090 | 2.099439 |
| 2006-12-20 | 1.2525 | 2.226271 |
| 2005-12-23 | 0.9825 | 1.991689 |
| 2004-12-23 | 0.6040 | 1.532995 |
| 2003-12-22 | 0.3410 | 1.283886 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 81.76 |
| All Time Low | 17.965 |
| Ask | 72.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 115,790 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 152,951 |
| Average Volume | 152,951 |
| Average Volume10Days | 115,790 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.07 |
| Bid | 61.38 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Book Value | 46.012 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 63.5399 |
| Day Low | 62.78 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.88 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.1356087 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 67.8326 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.5526047 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.067115285 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -6.015152 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 81.76 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.480003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.22602743 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 60.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.0099983 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0499419 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 60.27 - 81.76 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,044,628,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.105918795 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.5300026 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.83111584 |
| Fullday Price | 63.28 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,044,230,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | 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 equity market in South Africa. 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. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI South Africa ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6457002 |
| Nav Price | 64.45721 |
| Net Assets | 473,792,192.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.59 |
| Open | 63.43 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 63.28 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,605 |
| Previous Close | 64.32 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3752934 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.61692 |
| Regular Market Day High | 63.5399 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 62.78 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 62.78 - 63.5399 |
| Regular Market Open | 63.43 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 64.32 |
| Regular Market Price | 63.28 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 80,590 |
| Shares Outstanding | 7,900,000 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI South Africa Index |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EZA |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2544663 |
| Total Assets | 473,792,192 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.42 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.037624378 |
| Trailing P E | 10.313565 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 1.15358 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 1.15358 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 68.94605 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.666054 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.08218098 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 80,590 |
| Yield | 0.0788 |
| Ytd Return | -4.51287 |