iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF is an equity exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to the South African stock market. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index, focusing on large- and mid-cap companies listed in South Africa across a range of sectors including financials, materials, communications, and consumer industries. By capturing the majority of the country’s investable market while excluding small caps, it offers a concentrated but representative view of South Africa’s listed corporate landscape. The ETF is passively managed by BlackRock’s iShares platform and generally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are part of the underlying index or have similar economic characteristics. A capping methodology is used in the index to limit the weight of any single group of related companies, helping to reduce concentration in dominant issuers. Launched in 2003 and domiciled in the United States, iShares MSCI South Africa ETF serves market participants looking for efficient, single-country exposure within emerging markets portfolios or broader global equity allocations.