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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $235M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 16

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6761 (-6)

10.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.69%81.05% (-11%)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.2M | Put options by funds: $19.4M

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $315M → $235M (-$80.3M)

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
61
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-8.96%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
21
Reduced
16
Closed
18
Calls
$16.2M
Puts
$19.4M
Net Calls
-$3.23M
Net Calls Change
+$9.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
51
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$16K +$271 +5 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
52
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K +$9.63K +178 +247%
AIM
53
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$7K
JIR
54
James Investment Research
Ohio
$5K
CG
55
Cutler Group
California
$4K +$5.41K +100 New
AOWM
56
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$3K +$3.63K +67 New
AIG
57
American International Group
New York
$1K -$5.09K -94 -73%
WA
58
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1K
ED
59
Exane Derivatives
France
$47 -$2.33K -43 -98%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
60
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$9 +$7.2K +133 +218%
GI
61
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$47.4M -883,127 Closed
AT
62
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
-$17.1M -318,865 Closed
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
63
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$13.4M -250,000 Closed
HSBC Holdings
64
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$1.5M -28,018 Closed
VCAM
65
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
-$1.08M -20,090 Closed
IG
66
ING Group
Netherlands
-$955K -17,801 Closed
CS
67
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$802K -14,940 Closed
Jane Street
68
Jane Street
New York
-$684K -12,750 Closed
PPA
69
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$293K -5,463 Closed
RCAG
70
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
-$293K -5,463 Closed
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
71
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
-$261K -4,862 Closed
Bank of Montreal
72
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$258K -4,800 Closed
Franklin Resources
73
Franklin Resources
California
-$251K -4,667 Closed
State Street
74
State Street
Massachusetts
-$231K -4,300 Closed
BCI
75
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$209K -3,900 Closed

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

61 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $235M — down 25% from $315M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EZA and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $47.4M sold.

  • 61 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2015, down from 67 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $235M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $21.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $47.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.