iShares MSCI South Africa ETF vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? iShares MSCI South Africa ETF trades at $69.2, while J M Smucker Co trades at $117.04 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: J M Smucker Co pays a 3.82% dividend while iShares MSCI South Africa ETF pays none, and J M Smucker Co is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares MSCI South Africa ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EZA | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $81.60 | $126.35 |
52-Week Low | $56.57 | $89.53 |
Market Cap | — | $12.54B |
Enterprise Value | — | $19.57B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.82% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
EZA is a country-specific ETF that tracks the South African equity market. It provides exposure to large and mid-cap companies across key sectors like materials and financials, with top holdings such as AngloGold Ashanti and Naspers.
Read more on EZA →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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