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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $328M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 22

13.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.01% → 80.4% (+13%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 78 (+2)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $314M → $328M (+$14.6M)

58% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 26

73% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $508K | Put options by funds: $1.86M

Holders
78
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
26
Increased
11
Reduced
26
Closed
22
Calls
$508K
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
-$1.35M
Net Calls Change
-$271K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
+$9.56M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$6.65M
3
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
+$3.89M
4
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$3.58M
5
FHA
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
+$2.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DWA
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
-$11.3M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.69M
3
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
-$3.57M
4
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.12M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BPC
26
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$2.09M – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
27
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.94M -$62.2K -943 -3%
UBS Group
28
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.44M +$1.46M +22,201 New
ZIM
29
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.31M -$440K -6,678 -25%
N
30
Natixis
France
$1.23M +$330K +5,000 +36%
HT
31
HAP Trading
New York
$999K +$1.02M +15,411 New
CA
32
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$945K -$122K -1,856 -11%
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$876K +$295K +4,470 +49%
BC
34
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$848K +$863K +13,090 New
LS
35
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$837K +$170K +2,575 +25%
LG
36
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$768K -$97.2K -1,475 -11%
CS
37
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$530K -$464K -7,041 -46%
ACM
38
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$460K -$1.32K -20 -0.3%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
39
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$449K +$457K +6,930 New
VAM
40
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$385K +$392K +5,940 New
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$366K -$273K -4,136 -42%
PFS
42
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$326K +$331K +5,025 New
IG
43
ING Group
Netherlands
$319K -$390K -5,921 -55%
VKH
44
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$278K -$565K -8,570 -67%
GAM
45
Gould Asset Management
California
$266K -$7.25K -110 -3%
FC
46
FCA Corp
Texas
$240K – – –
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$209K +$212K +3,223 New
BCI
48
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$143K +$145K +2,200 New
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$129K -$784K -11,889 -86%
IPC
50
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$128K +$130K +1,970 New
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

78 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $328M — up 4.6% from $314M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new EZA positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hays Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.56M. The largest seller was Dorsey Wright & Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2014, up from 76 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $328M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $9.56M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Dorsey Wright & Associates, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.