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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $363M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $235M → $363M (+$128M)

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 16

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6167 (+6)

7.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.05%88.9% (+7.8%)

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.3M | Put options by funds: $18.6M

Holders
67
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
17
Increased
19
Reduced
16
Closed
11
Calls
$12.3M
Puts
$18.6M
Net Calls
-$6.25M
Net Calls Change
-$3.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFS
51
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$52K -$2.57K -56 -5%
CCA
52
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$37K +$31.8K +693 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
53
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$29K
GH
54
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$21K
CG
55
Cutler Group
California
$21K +$13.8K +300 +300%
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19K
BIT
57
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$17K +$15K +328 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
58
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$13K -$11K -241 -48%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
59
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$11K +$733 +16 +8%
IA
60
IFP Advisors
Florida
$9K +$7.52K +164 New
AIM
61
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$8K
OTC
62
Opera Trading Capital
France
$5K +$4.49K +98 New
AOWM
63
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$4K
AIG
64
American International Group
New York
$2K
ED
65
Exane Derivatives
France
$53
6CM
66
683 Capital Management
New York
-$7.33M -160,000 Closed
NI
67
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$939K -20,100 Closed
UOC
68
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$701K -15,000 Closed
PG
69
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
-$402K -8,600 Closed
Simplex Trading
70
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$332K -7,123 Closed
LPL Financial
71
LPL Financial
California
-$207K -4,520 Closed
ACM
72
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
-$202K -4,320 Closed
S
73
SignatureFD
Georgia
-$97K -2,071 Closed
Barclays
74
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$26.7K -582 -100%
PNC Financial Services Group
75
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$12K -250 Closed

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

67 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $363M — up 55% from $235M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EZA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $10.9M.

  • 67 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2016, up from 61 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $363M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $16.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.