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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $420M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $360M → $420M (+$60.1M)

6.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.78% → 101.51% (+6.7%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 76 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 28

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.07M | Put options by funds: $16.7M

Holders
76
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
20
Reduced
28
Closed
12
Calls
$7.07M
Puts
$16.7M
Net Calls
-$9.64M
Net Calls Change
+$13.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$65.8M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$25.2M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$7.84M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$6.87M
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
+$3.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$13.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$8.41M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.26M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.86M
5
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$2.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
H
26
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.34M +$472K +8,417 +51%
BHWM
27
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.33M -$72.8K -1,298 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.27M – – –
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.24M -$1.65M -29,398 -56%
Prudential Financial
30
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.2M -$44.9K -800 -3%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
31
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$1.19M -$836K -14,900 -40%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.06M +$1.11M +19,817 New
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.06M +$1.11M +19,719 New
Geode Capital Management
34
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$884K – – –
LS
35
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$834K -$37.3K -665 -4%
Wolverine Trading
36
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$780K +$816K +14,547 New
SAM
37
Sompo Asset Management
Japan
$737K +$132K +2,360 +21%
CBOA
38
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$627K +$657K +11,700 New
ZIM
39
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$624K -$25.1K -447 -4%
MLIC
40
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$622K +$208K +3,700 +47%
HCM
41
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$549K +$589K +10,500 New
BC
42
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$529K -$3.59K -64 -0.6%
ACM
43
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$499K +$79.4K +1,415 +18%
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$403K -$712K -12,684 -63%
GEM
45
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$376K +$393K +7,000 New
ICM
46
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$373K – – –
HSBC Holdings
47
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$268K +$28.7K +512 +11%
IUHSA
48
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$225K – – –
HAM
49
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$212K +$50.5K +900 +30%
EDRH
50
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$207K – – –
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

76 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $420M — up 17% from $360M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EZA was balanced in Q3 2018: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $65.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $13.5M.

  • 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $420M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $65.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $13.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.