iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $338M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $294M → $338M (+$43.7M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 65 → 70 (+5)
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 111.66% → 110.34% (-1.3%)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 24
75% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $807K | Put options by funds: $3.28M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$23.9M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$12.9M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$9.38M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$8.66M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$8.34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$8.3M |
| 2 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$6.68M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.68M |
| 4 |
CA
Cambridge Associates
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.64M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.29M |
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
70 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $338M — up 15% from $294M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new EZA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $23.9M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $8.3M.
- 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2021, up from 65 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $338M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $23.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $8.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.