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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $359M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7686 (+10)

12.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 101.51%88.87% (-13%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $420M → $359M (-$61.5M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 30

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.82M | Put options by funds: $28M

Holders
86
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
21
Increased
19
Reduced
30
Closed
10
Calls
$6.82M
Puts
$28M
Net Calls
-$21.2M
Net Calls Change
-$11.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
51
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$338K -$133K -2,605 -28%
QC
52
QCM Cayman
Texas
$318K +$321K +6,303 New
HSBC Holdings
53
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$295K +$43.1K +847 +17%
NAM
54
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$201K +$203K +3,985 New
EDRH
55
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$194K
Northern Trust
56
Northern Trust
Illinois
$173K +$3.11K +61 +2%
IUHSA
57
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$137K -$76.4K -1,500 -36%
BlackRock
58
BlackRock
New York
$131K -$153 -3 -0.1%
Barclays
59
Barclays
United Kingdom
$130K +$132K +2,585 +258,500%
GRP
60
Global Retirement Partners
California
$125K
Citigroup
61
Citigroup
New York
$76K
LB
62
Legacy Bridge
Iowa
$76K +$76.4K +1,500 New
LNB
63
Ledyard National Bank
$64K -$122K -2,388 -65%
PMAM
64
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$64K +$36.2K +710 +127%
AIM
65
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$59K +$60.6K +1,189 New
LTFS
66
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$50K -$6.26K -123 -11%
AG
67
Advisor Group
Arizona
$45K -$5.65K -111 -11%
William Blair & Company
68
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$21K
GH
69
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$20K
APA
70
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$19.7K
TRCT
71
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$14K -$122K -2,391 -90%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
72
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$13K
OIA
73
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$12K -$2.09K -41 -15%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
74
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$11K -$76.6K -1,503 -87%
NFG
75
Next Financial Group
Texas
$9K +$8.76K +172 New

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

86 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $359M — down 15% from $420M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new EZA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CI Investments Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $55.8M.

  • 86 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2018, up from 76 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $359M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $55.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.