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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $359M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 86 (+10)

12.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 101.51% → 88.87% (-13%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $420M → $359M (-$61.5M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 30

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.82M | Put options by funds: $28M

Holders
86
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
19
Reduced
30
Closed
10
Calls
$6.82M
Puts
$28M
Net Calls
-$21.2M
Net Calls Change
-$11.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$13.2M
2
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
+$12.7M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7.51M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.51M
5
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.45M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$55.8M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$18.4M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.53M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.39M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$4.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IC
26
Innealta Capital
Texas
$2.19M +$2.21M +43,346 New
OMC
27
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.19M -$4.91M -96,381 -69%
6M
28
6 Meridian
Kansas
$2.17M -$326K -6,392 -13%
Millennium Management
29
Millennium Management
New York
$1.89M +$1.91M +37,421 New
Squarepoint
30
Squarepoint
New York
$1.87M -$20.3K -399 -1%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$1.84M -$270K -5,301 -13%
Fidelity International
32
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$1.56M +$12.9K +254 +0.8%
Wolverine Trading
33
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.41M +$678K +13,307 +91%
Prudential Financial
34
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.37M +$239K +4,700 +21%
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.2M – – –
BHWM
36
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.17M -$86.7K -1,702 -7%
UBS Group
37
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.17M -$1.43K -28 -0.1%
DS
38
DRW Securities
Illinois
$1.15M +$1.16M +22,751 New
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.11M +$117K +2,306 +12%
SAM
40
Sompo Asset Management
Japan
$823K +$132K +2,590 +19%
Renaissance Technologies
41
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$633K +$639K +12,550 New
HCM
42
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$530K – – –
CAN
43
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$522K +$527K +10,342 New
MLIC
44
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$505K -$81.5K -1,600 -14%
ANTB
45
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$476K +$480K +9,432 New
ZIM
46
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$415K -$174K -3,415 -29%
HAM
47
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$403K +$206K +4,050 +103%
LPL Financial
48
LPL Financial
California
$362K -$16.8K -330 -4%
ICM
49
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$350K – – –
APW
50
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$348K +$352K +6,901 New
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

86 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $359M — down 15% from $420M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new EZA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CI Investments Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $55.8M.

  • 86 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2018, up from 76 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $359M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $55.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.