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EZA · iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in EZA with dividends reinvested grew to $21,258, 5.13% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -53.99%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How EZA held up in past market crashes
EZA has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 47.5% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 10 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | EZA deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -14.2% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Oct 2018 | Under a month |
| 2020 COVID crash | -47.5% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 10 months |
| 2022 bear market | -36.2% | -25.4% | Apr 2022 to Sep 2022 | 2.8 years |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About EZA
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of South African equities through the MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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