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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $373M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.7M | Put options by funds: $9.78M

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $296M → $373M (+$76.8M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 72 (+1)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13

4.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.6% → 87.68% (-4.9%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 22

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
72
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.41%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
19
Reduced
22
Closed
13
Calls
$40.7M
Puts
$9.78M
Net Calls
+$30.9M
Net Calls Change
+$53M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$13.7M
2
GAM
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
+$7.67M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.72M
4
IC
Iconiq Capital
California
+$5.6M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$4.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$10.3M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$7.91M
3
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
-$3.36M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$2.76M
5
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$2.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
H
26
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$2.34M -$2.41M -58,418 -52%
ANTB
27
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.92M +$1.81M +43,769 New
6M
28
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.84M -$45.6K -1,106 -3%
MSAGDF
29
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$1.72M – – –
DILIC
30
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$1.39M – – –
CIBC World Market
31
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.38M +$1.3M +31,510 New
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.19M -$163K -3,950 -13%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
33
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.02M +$50.2K +1,216 +6%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1M +$705K +17,100 +296%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
35
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$965K +$438K +10,608 +93%
FTUS
36
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$954K +$898K +21,762 New
Prudential Financial
37
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$886K – – –
PAA
38
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$738K -$7.75K -188 -1%
BHWM
39
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$715K -$1.03K -25 -0.2%
SM
40
SG3 Management
Puerto Rico
$658K +$619K +15,000 New
CBT
41
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$580K – – –
PMAM
42
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$443K +$196K +4,760 +89%
ACA
43
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$439K – – –
BCV
44
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$375K +$238K +5,763 +207%
NAM
45
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$348K -$562K -13,624 -63%
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
$307K -$2.76M -67,001 -91%
HCM
47
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$307K – – –
ZIM
48
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$302K +$284K +6,890 New
AIM
49
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$298K +$154K +3,734 +122%
Fidelity International
50
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$261K -$6.81K -165 -3%
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

72 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $373M — up 26% from $296M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new EZA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 72 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2020, up from 71 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $373M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $13.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.