iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
66 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 19
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $282M → $303M (+$20.9M)
2.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.02% → 58.56% (+2.5%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 65 → 66 (+1)
91% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.63M | Put options by funds: $51.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$9M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$6.13M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.97M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.22M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$6.33M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.78M |
| 3 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.8M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.3M |
| 5 |
Korea Investment Corp
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$1.34M |
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
66 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $303M — up 7.4% from $282M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EZA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 23 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $6.33M.
- 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2014, up from 65 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $303M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.