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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $356M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $365M → $356M (-$9.21M)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 28

3.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.73%87.52% (-3.2%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9781 (-16)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 26

96% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.61M | Put options by funds: $38.1M

Holders
81
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-16.49%
% of All Funds
2.02%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
27
Reduced
28
Closed
26
Calls
$1.61M
Puts
$38.1M
Net Calls
-$36.5M
Net Calls Change
-$23.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BHWM
26
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$2.02M -$135K -2,314 -6%
Fidelity International
27
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$1.91M -$78.9K -1,355 -4%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.85M -$241K -4,132 -11%
BPC
29
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.79M
RIA
30
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$1.79M -$117K -2,000 -6%
Prudential Financial
31
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.63M -$291K -5,000 -15%
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$1.6M +$784K +13,449 +91%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$1.41M -$1.2M -20,572 -45%
LS
34
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.02M +$33.8K +580 +3%
PAM
35
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$739K
SAM
36
Sompo Asset Management
Japan
$618K -$122K -2,090 -16%
MLIC
37
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$584K -$1.5M -25,700 -71%
GRP
38
Global Retirement Partners
California
$564K +$311K +5,336 +116%
SLAM
39
Swiss Life Asset Management
$511K +$5.71K +98 +1%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
40
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$481K -$1.67M -28,600 -77%
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
$447K +$204K +3,501 +80%
LNB
42
Ledyard National Bank
$435K -$1.57K -27 -0.4%
IUHSA
43
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$346K +$163K +2,800 +85%
CWM
44
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$311K +$69K +1,184 +27%
ACM
45
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$299K -$5.24K -90 -2%
GFM
46
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$286K
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$280K -$84.3K -1,447 -23%
EDRH
48
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$265K +$17.5K +300 +7%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$252K +$150K +2,577 +139%
ACI
50
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$241K +$249K +4,280 New

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

81 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $356M — down 2.5% from $365M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EZA and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $11.4M. The largest seller was Argentiere Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.7M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2017, down from 97 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $356M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $11.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Argentiere Capital, an estimated $14.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.