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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $314M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.21%67.01% (+6.8%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7676 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $347M → $314M (-$33.7M)

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $378K | Put options by funds: $1.46M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
76
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.2%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
23
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$378K
Puts
$1.46M
Net Calls
-$1.08M
Net Calls Change
+$798K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Mirae Asset Global Investments
26
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.11M +$1.2M +17,240 New
CA
27
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.05M -$285K -4,099 -20%
CS
28
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$975K -$1.21M -17,377 -53%
N
29
Natixis
France
$898K +$69.6K +1,000 +8%
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$891K +$966K +13,885 New
LG
31
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$854K +$1.25K +18 +0.1%
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$825K +$317K +4,560 +55%
AGA
33
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$796K -$804K -11,548 -48%
Millennium Management
34
Millennium Management
New York
$770K +$517K +7,425 +162%
IG
35
ING Group
Netherlands
$697K -$121K -1,741 -14%
LS
36
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$663K +$63K +905 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$627K -$20.6M -296,471 -97%
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$580K -$1.8M -25,813 -74%
NI
39
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$507K -$48.7K -700 -8%
ACM
40
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$456K +$495K +7,110 New
State Street
41
State Street
Massachusetts
$404K +$438K +6,300 New
M&T Bank
42
M&T Bank
New York
$292K +$318K +4,563 New
GHF
43
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$276K +$39.2K +564 +15%
GAM
44
Gould Asset Management
California
$271K -$4.87K -70 -2%
DHFB
45
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$250K
SMDAM
46
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$240K -$93.2K -1,339 -26%
FC
47
FCA Corp
Texas
$237K
YMRC
48
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$231K +$251K +3,600 New
Citadel Advisors
49
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$203K -$1.74M -24,940 -89%
TC
50
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
$156K +$170K +2,438 New

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

76 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $314M — down 9.7% from $347M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EZA was balanced in Q3 2014: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 23 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrow Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $20.6M.

  • 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2014, unchanged from Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $314M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $12.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $20.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.