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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $294M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 108.99%111.66% (+2.7%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $363M → $294M (-$69.3M)

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8265 (-17)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.35M | Put options by funds: $3.2M

68% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
65
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-20.73%
% of All Funds
1.14%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
25
Calls
$1.35M
Puts
$3.2M
Net Calls
-$1.85M
Net Calls Change
-$894K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DILIC
26
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$1.36M -$33.4K -700 -2%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$1.35M +$1.3M +27,312 +1,821%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
28
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$1.26M +$23K +481 +2%
PMAM
29
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$929K -$119K -2,490 -11%
Prudential Financial
30
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$786K +$798K +16,714 New
BHWM
31
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$756K
MLM
32
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$705K -$77.7K -1,629 -10%
Neuberger Berman Group
33
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$621K -$253K -5,300 -29%
BCV
34
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$617K -$72.9K -1,527 -10%
NAM
35
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$344K
HCM
36
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$329K
Baird Financial Group
37
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$302K +$306K +6,420 New
RJFSA
38
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$300K
ZIM
39
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$275K -$56.4K -1,183 -17%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
40
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$271K +$95.4K +2,000 +53%
Fidelity International
41
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$225K +$2.48K +52 +1%
HSBC Holdings
42
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$216K
BlackRock
43
BlackRock
New York
$199K -$610K -12,792 -75%
Simplex Trading
44
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$153K +$4.77K +100 +3%
CIM
45
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$150K +$12.7K +267 +9%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
46
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$118K -$803K -16,834 -87%
AA
47
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
$101K -$239 -5 -0.2%
GKIM
48
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$87K -$3.82K -80 -4%
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$35K +$29.5K +619 +442%
FDCDDQ
50
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$21.2K

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

65 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $294M — down 19% from $363M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of EZA and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Polianta Ltd, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.71M. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $17.6M.

  • 65 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2021, down from 82 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $294M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 25 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $7.71M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2021 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $17.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.