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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $338M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $294M → $338M (+$43.7M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 70 (+5)

1.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 111.66% → 110.34% (-1.3%)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 24

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $807K | Put options by funds: $3.28M

Holders
70
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
1.08%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
15
Reduced
24
Closed
9
Calls
$807K
Puts
$3.28M
Net Calls
-$2.47M
Net Calls Change
-$626K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$23.9M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$12.9M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$9.38M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.66M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$8.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$8.3M
2
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$6.68M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.68M
4
CA
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
-$2.64M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NCA
51
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$43K +$43.8K +930 New
VCM
52
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$39K +$39.5K +840 New
TRCT
53
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$23K -$12.4K -264 -35%
Simplex Trading
54
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$21K -$128K -2,713 -86%
FDCDDQ
55
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$20.9K – – –
APA
56
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$18.1K – – –
CG
57
Cutler Group
California
$16K +$16.7K +356 New
RA
58
Resolute Advisors
California
$15K +$141 +3 +0.9%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
59
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$12K – – –
Osaic Holdings
60
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$9K – – –
Bessemer Group
61
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7K +$6.82K +145 New
HNB
62
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6K +$5.6K +119 New
HCP
63
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$4K – – –
Fidelity Investments
64
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
FHA
65
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2K – – –
SC
66
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$1.44K +$1.46K +31 New
TFGT
67
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$1K – – –
WAS
68
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1K – – –
C
69
Covestor
United Kingdom
$1K +$1.27K +27 New
ED
70
Exane Derivatives
France
$418 – – –
MLM
71
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$705K -14,993 Closed
Baird Financial Group
72
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$302K -6,420 Closed
HSBC Holdings
73
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$216K -4,601 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
74
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$118K -2,510 Closed
AA
75
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
– -$101K -2,147 Closed
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

70 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $338M — up 15% from $294M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new EZA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $23.9M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $8.3M.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2021, up from 65 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $338M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $23.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $8.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.