iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
66 hedge funds and large institutions have $321M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
153% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.74M | Put options by funds: $3.45M
115% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $150M → $321M (+$171M)
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 11
16.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 33.22% → 49.74% (+17%)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 59 → 66 (+7)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 20
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$23.3M |
| 2 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$6.25M |
| 3 |
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.55M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.84M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$20.7M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$9.42M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$8.29M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.7M |
| 5 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.04M |
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
66 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $321M — up 115% from $150M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new EZA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $23.3M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $20.7M.
- 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2013, up from 59 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $321M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 115% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 11 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Jane Street, an estimated $23.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $20.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.