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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $355M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $355M (-$7.86M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.51%83.37% (-1.1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7672 (-4)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.76M | Put options by funds: $19.7M

Holders
72
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
21
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$9.76M
Puts
$19.7M
Net Calls
-$9.94M
Net Calls Change
-$14.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BJ
26
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$1.88M -$480K -7,100 -20%
ZIM
27
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.72M +$57.7K +855 +3%
AGA
28
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.72M +$1.5M +22,220 +555%
VCAM
29
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$1.69M -$1.47M -21,800 -46%
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.68M +$1.73M +25,665 New
GFM
31
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$1.39M +$919K +13,600 +179%
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$890K +$557K +8,249 +154%
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$839K -$5.65M -83,684 -87%
AG
34
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$625K
LS
35
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$617K -$54.9K -813 -8%
CA
36
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$484K +$51.9K +769 +12%
N
37
Natixis
France
$458K -$203K -3,000 -30%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
38
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$441K +$455K +6,734 +673,400%
PAM
39
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$419K
VKH
40
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$392K +$405K +5,995 New
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
41
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$390K +$1.01K +15 +0.3%
SLAM
42
Swiss Life Asset Management
$353K -$9.52K -141 -3%
EDRH
43
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$332K +$351K +5,200 New
IG
44
ING Group
Netherlands
$265K
ACM
45
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$262K -$220K -3,255 -45%
Franklin Resources
46
Franklin Resources
California
$256K +$30K +444 +13%
FC
47
FCA Corp
Texas
$242K
GAM
48
Gould Asset Management
California
$240K
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$222K -$493K -7,297 -68%
S
50
SignatureFD
Georgia
$98K +$102K +1,505 New

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

72 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $355M — down 2.2% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of EZA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.7M. The largest seller was Arrow Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.38M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2015, down from 76 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $355M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $12.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $7.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.