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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $347M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 16

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 76 (+10)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $303M → $347M (+$44.9M)

1.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.56% → 60.21% (+1.6%)

67% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $928K | Put options by funds: $2.8M

Holders
76
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+15.15%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
21
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
$928K
Puts
$2.8M
Net Calls
-$1.88M
Net Calls Change
+$44.6M

Top Buyers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$20.4M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.12M
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
+$7.08M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.55M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$8.86M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$8.22M
3
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$3.95M
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$1.53M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$684K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AG
26
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$2.1M +$2.08M +30,497 New
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.93M +$18.1K +266 +1%
ZIM
28
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.85M -$492K -7,223 -21%
CCP
29
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.72M +$1.7M +25,025 New
AGA
30
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.65M +$1.63M +23,959 New
CPS
31
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$1.64M +$1.62M +23,806 New
GFM
32
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$1.56M +$1.55M +22,700 New
CA
33
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.41M +$674K +9,900 +93%
Barclays
34
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.06M +$890K +13,070 +517%
HighTower Advisors
35
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.04M -$80K -1,175 -7%
LG
36
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$914K -$16.3K -239 -2%
N
37
Natixis
France
$893K +$136K +2,000 +18%
IG
38
ING Group
Netherlands
$865K -$427K -6,261 -33%
B
39
Bailard
California
$825K – – –
CC
40
Curian Capital
Colorado
$749K +$343K +5,030 +86%
LS
41
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$648K -$11.2K -165 -2%
NI
42
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$591K -$123K -1,800 -17%
VKH
43
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$571K +$291K +4,272 +106%
SMDAM
44
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$349K -$82.4K -1,209 -19%
Millennium Management
45
Millennium Management
New York
$315K +$312K +4,585 New
GAM
46
Gould Asset Management
California
$295K +$1.7K +25 +0.6%
DHFB
47
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$268K +$266K +3,900 New
GHF
48
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$256K +$254K +3,733 New
FC
49
FCA Corp
Texas
$254K – – –
BBPWM
50
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$140K +$34.1K +500 +33%
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

76 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $347M — up 15% from $303M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EZA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $20.4M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $8.86M.

  • 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2014, up from 66 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $347M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $20.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $8.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.