Mount Lucas Management LP Buys 1,400 Shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSEARCA:EZA)

Mount Lucas Management LP lifted its stake in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSEARCA:EZA) by 7.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP owned about 0.31% of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF worth $821,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 4,910 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $206,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in the third quarter worth $220,000. Polianta Ltd raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Polianta Ltd now owns 144,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,035,000 after purchasing an additional 5,300 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $434,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in the 4th quarter worth $402,000.

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EZA stock opened at $46.84 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.59. iShares MSCI South Africa ETF has a 52-week low of $37.35 and a 52-week high of $51.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $355.98 million, a PE ratio of 12.98 and a beta of 1.00.

About iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

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).