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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $297M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 13

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6771 (+4)

5.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.9%83.77% (-5.1%)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $363M → $297M (-$66.3M)

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.5M | Put options by funds: $19.3M

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 26

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.97%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
17
Reduced
26
Closed
13
Calls
$13.5M
Puts
$19.3M
Net Calls
-$5.87M
Net Calls Change
+$385K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
26
Jane Street
New York
$1.94M +$1.42M +27,228 +286%
Prudential Financial
27
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.83M -$4.47M -85,951 -71%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.7M -$1.91M -36,668 -53%
SG
29
Societe Generale
$1.7M +$1.67M +32,124 New
BPC
30
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.67M
6CM
31
683 Capital Management
New York
$1.53M +$1.51M +29,000 New
H
32
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.52M -$102K -1,964 -6%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
33
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$1.47M +$1.44M +27,800 New
AGA
34
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.39M -$3.37M -64,770 -71%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$1.1M +$1.08M +20,771 New
LS
36
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.03M -$88.4K -1,700 -8%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$996K +$978K +18,826 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
38
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$581K +$571K +10,993 +1,099,300%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$566K -$930K -17,900 -63%
SSG
40
Summit Securities Group
New York
$529K +$520K +10,000 New
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$477K +$469K +9,018 New
BC
42
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$457K +$17K +328 +4%
MLIC
43
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$423K -$229K -4,400 -35%
SLAM
44
Swiss Life Asset Management
$397K -$60.6K -1,166 -13%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$356K -$5.19M -99,894 -94%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
46
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$306K +$300K +5,780 New
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$265K +$103K +1,973 +65%
GI
48
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$258K -$3.23M -62,223 -93%
BJ
49
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$243K +$64.8K +1,247 +37%
IG
50
ING Group
Netherlands
$214K

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

71 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $297M — down 18% from $363M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EZA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $17.5M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, cutting an estimated $12.3M.

  • 71 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2016, up from 67 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $297M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $17.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $12.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.