Providence First Trust Co Purchases Shares of 13,192 iShares MSCI South Africa ETF $EZA

Providence First Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSEARCA:EZA) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 13,192 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $908,000. Providence First Trust Co owned about 0.13% of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EZA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 883,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $56,625,000 after purchasing an additional 147,200 shares during the last quarter. Trium Capital LLP bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,578,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $5,138,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF by 386.7% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 27,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,752,000 after buying an additional 21,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF by 138.7% during the third quarter. Innealta Capital LLC now owns 21,697 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,391,000 after acquiring an additional 12,608 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Stock Performance

EZA stock opened at $67.76 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $725.03 million, a PE ratio of 14.34 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI South Africa ETF has a one year low of $49.35 and a one year high of $81.75. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $70.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.95.

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF, formerly iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the South African market, as measured by the MSCI South Africa Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the South African equity market. The Index is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.