Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSEARCA:EZA)

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSEARCA:EZA) by 16.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,910 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF worth $206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EZA. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $434,000. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $1,174,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $985,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $220,000. Finally, Polianta Ltd grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Polianta Ltd now owns 144,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,035,000 after buying an additional 5,300 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

EZA stock opened at $46.21 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $291.12 million, a P/E ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.48. iShares MSCI South Africa ETF has a twelve month low of $36.71 and a twelve month high of $51.68.

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF 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).