iShares MSCI South Africa ETF vs Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? iShares MSCI South Africa ETF trades at $69.59, while Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF trades at $381.64. The key difference: Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF 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 | VTI | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | — |
52-Week High | $81.60 | $381.78 |
52-Week Low | $56.57 | $311.68 |
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 →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable US stock market and includes large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full index in terms of key characteristics.
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