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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $296M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $243M → $296M (+$52.9M)

12.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.76% → 92.6% (+13%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 71 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 23

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.07M | Put options by funds: $28.2M

Holders
71
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
23
Closed
8
Calls
$6.07M
Puts
$28.2M
Net Calls
-$22.1M
Net Calls Change
+$4.58M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$15.4M
2
IC
Iconiq Capital
California
+$13.8M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$7.71M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.26M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$7.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.04M
2
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
-$2.78M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.34M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.84M
5
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$1.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DILIC
26
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$1.17M – – –
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.15M – – –
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$949K -$1.84M -48,700 -65%
Citadel Advisors
29
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$855K +$345K +9,148 +65%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
30
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$811K +$427K +11,309 +106%
NAM
31
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$797K +$21.7K +574 +3%
Prudential Financial
32
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$747K +$113K +3,000 +17%
PAA
33
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$629K -$28.2K -747 -4%
AI
34
Atom Investors
Texas
$618K +$106K +2,820 +20%
BHWM
35
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$603K -$21K -556 -3%
X
36
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$543K -$426K -11,290 -43%
Neuberger Berman Group
37
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$517K +$528K +14,000 New
CBT
38
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$488K – – –
MS
39
Maven Securities
Jersey
$433K +$439K +11,639 New
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
40
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$421K -$37.1K -984 -8%
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$402K -$5.04M -133,680 -92%
ACA
42
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$370K +$377K +10,006 New
ACM
43
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$291K +$3.13K +83 +1%
RJFSA
44
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$275K +$1.28K +34 +0.5%
Wolverine Trading
45
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$269K +$276K +7,329 New
HCM
46
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$259K -$132K -3,500 -33%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
47
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$256K -$599K -15,874 -70%
Fidelity International
48
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$228K +$2.34K +62 +1%
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
$213K -$11.4K -301 -5%
PMAM
50
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$197K +$12.8K +340 +7%
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

71 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $296M — up 22% from $243M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EZA was balanced in Q3 2020: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 22 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $15.4M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $5.04M.

  • 71 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2020, unchanged from Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $296M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $15.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.