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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $399M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.47M | Put options by funds: $4.03M

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

21.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.68%109.09% (+21%)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $373M → $399M (+$26.6M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7277 (+5)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
77
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.94%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
15
Reduced
29
Closed
10
Calls
$6.47M
Puts
$4.03M
Net Calls
+$2.44M
Net Calls Change
-$28.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
6M
26
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.91M -$158K -3,362 -8%
Prudential Financial
27
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.9M +$855K +18,214 +90%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.76M -$4.58M -97,477 -73%
DILIC
29
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$1.56M
CIBC World Market
30
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.54M -$13.1K -280 -0.9%
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.42M +$273K +5,820 +25%
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.34M
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
33
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$1.28M +$186K +3,962 +18%
PMAM
34
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$926K +$406K +8,640 +86%
MLM
35
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$889K -$2.2M -46,892 -72%
BHWM
36
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$805K
PAA
37
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$798K -$31.6K -674 -4%
BCV
38
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$706K +$270K +5,747 +67%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
39
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$663K -$457K -9,732 -42%
SIGI
40
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$658K +$626K +13,328 New
CBT
41
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$653K
QIM
42
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$578K +$549K +11,706 New
NA
43
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$468K +$445K +9,471 New
ACA
44
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$437K -$53.8K -1,147 -11%
Simplex Trading
45
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$380K -$16.3K -347 -4%
NAM
46
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$361K -$28.9K -616 -8%
DS
47
DRW Securities
Illinois
$346K -$4.88M -103,886 -94%
HCM
48
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$346K
ZIM
49
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$329K -$10.3K -220 -3%
Susquehanna International Group
50
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$311K -$2.81M -59,854 -90%

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

77 of the 5,696 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $399M — up 7.1% from $373M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new EZA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $50.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $25.7M.

  • 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2021, up from 72 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $399M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $50.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.