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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $362M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.5M | Put options by funds: $18.3M

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 19

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $328M → $362M (+$34.1M)

4.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.4%84.51% (+4.1%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7876 (-2)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
23
Reduced
19
Closed
18
Calls
$22.5M
Puts
$18.3M
Net Calls
+$4.28M
Net Calls Change
+$5.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.88M +$1.5M +22,357 +396%
UBS Group
27
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.8M +$316K +4,713 +21%
ZIM
28
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.7M +$341K +5,088 +25%
Barclays
29
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.4M +$1.36M +20,276 +3,454%
UOC
30
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$1.26M +$1.26M +18,750 New
BC
31
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$877K
LG
32
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$824K +$30.3K +452 +4%
CS
33
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$717K +$169K +2,526 +31%
LS
34
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$686K -$180K -2,682 -21%
N
35
Natixis
France
$670K -$603K -9,000 -47%
AG
36
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$640K +$640K +9,550 New
OMC
37
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$556K +$556K +8,297 New
GFM
38
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$509K +$509K +7,600 New
ACM
39
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$486K +$11.1K +165 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$470K +$463K +6,913 +6,522%
CA
41
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$444K -$533K -7,950 -55%
PAM
42
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$429K +$429K +6,402 New
NI
43
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$402K +$402K +6,000 New
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
44
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$398K -$66.4K -990 -14%
SLAM
45
Swiss Life Asset Management
$371K +$371K +5,539 New
TRCT
46
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$359K +$225K +3,360 +168%
IG
47
ING Group
Netherlands
$271K -$58.8K -877 -18%
AGA
48
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$268K +$268K +4,005 New
FC
49
FCA Corp
Texas
$248K
GAM
50
Gould Asset Management
California
$246K -$29.2K -435 -11%

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $362M — up 10% from $328M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EZA and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Hays Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.4M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2015, down from 78 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $362M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $9.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.