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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $335M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $297M → $335M (+$38.6M)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 70 (-1)

5.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.77% → 78.72% (-5%)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.5M | Put options by funds: $35.3M

Holders
70
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.41%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
17
Increased
20
Reduced
22
Closed
16
Calls
$16.5M
Puts
$35.3M
Net Calls
-$18.8M
Net Calls Change
-$12.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$36.1M
2
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
+$12.9M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$6.63M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$5.1M
5
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
+$4.77M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$16.1M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$6.19M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.9M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.4M
5
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
-$4.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BPC
26
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.77M – – –
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.72M -$340K -6,068 -17%
H
28
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.55M -$65K -1,160 -4%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
29
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1.39M +$774K +13,812 +126%
NFA
30
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.37M -$4.23M -75,555 -76%
LS
31
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$1.12K +20 +0.1%
6CM
32
683 Capital Management
New York
$1.01M -$616K -11,000 -38%
GFM
33
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$793K -$1.61M -28,700 -67%
Simplex Trading
34
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$789K +$789K +14,083 New
HSBC Holdings
35
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$529K +$23.8K +425 +5%
BC
36
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$460K -$24.7K -440 -5%
MLIC
37
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$449K – – –
VKH
38
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$428K +$428K +7,641 New
SLAM
39
Swiss Life Asset Management
$410K -$11K -196 -3%
B
40
Bailard
California
$401K -$1.83M -32,606 -82%
SG Americas Securities
41
SG Americas Securities
New York
$391K -$1.41M -25,152 -78%
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$388K -$2.63M -46,995 -87%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
43
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$379K +$54.9K +980 +17%
Verition Fund Management
44
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$370K +$370K +6,600 New
PCP
45
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$348K +$167K +2,985 +92%
SSG
46
Summit Securities Group
New York
$309K -$251K -4,486 -45%
EDRH
47
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$292K +$151K +2,700 +113%
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$284K +$284K +5,073 New
RCAG
49
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$284K +$284K +5,073 New
ACM
50
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$273K +$273K +4,865 New
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

70 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $335M — up 13% from $297M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EZA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 20 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, adding an estimated $36.1M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $16.1M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2016, down from 71 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $335M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $36.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $16.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.