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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $355M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $355M (-$7.86M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.51%83.37% (-1.1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7672 (-4)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.76M | Put options by funds: $19.7M

Holders
72
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
21
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$9.76M
Puts
$19.7M
Net Calls
-$9.94M
Net Calls Change
-$14.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BBPWM
51
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$77K -$7.83K -116 -9%
Simplex Trading
52
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$49K +$41.9K +620 +477%
MFS
53
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$46K -$25.3K -375 -35%
Fifth Third Bancorp
54
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$36K
CIM
55
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$33K +$34.2K +506 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
56
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$30K
GH
57
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$26K
HIM
58
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$23K
LTFS
59
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$23K
HF
60
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$18K +$18.9K +280 New
Barclays
61
Barclays
United Kingdom
$13K -$1.4M -20,667 -99%
GWA
62
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$11.5K
AIM
63
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$10K
AIG
64
American International Group
New York
$8.38K +$1.62K +24 +23%
BGIM
65
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$8K
JIR
66
James Investment Research
Ohio
$7K
MAS
67
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$3K +$3.38K +50 New
ED
68
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.88K -$6.43M -95,201 -100%
TFA
69
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$2K +$1.22K +18 +1,800%
WA
70
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1K -$50.7K -750 -98%
EWM
71
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$1K +$1.22K +18 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
72
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3
AIA
73
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
-$7.38M -110,105 Closed
FTUS
74
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.71M -40,483 Closed
UOC
75
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$1.26M -18,750 Closed

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

72 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $355M — down 2.2% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of EZA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.7M. The largest seller was Arrow Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.38M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2015, down from 76 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $355M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $12.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $7.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.