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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $338M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $258M → $338M (+$79.1M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 74 (+4)

1.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.17% → 102.23% (+1.1%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 22

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $1.13M

Holders
74
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.71%
% of All Funds
1.08%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
23
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
$1.02M
Puts
$1.13M
Net Calls
-$109K
Net Calls Change
-$86K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$16.7M
2
Korea Investment Corp
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
+$11.8M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$9.79M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.78M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$5.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
-$5.17M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$4.34M
3
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$2.9M
4
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$1.85M
5
ECM
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
51
Wells Fargo
California
$114K +$74.1K +1,887 +225%
Fidelity International
52
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$107K -$5.38K -137 -5%
RCG
53
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$80.9K +$76K +1,935 New
Amundi
54
Amundi
France
$66.9K – – –
S
55
Syntrinsic
Colorado
$31.7K +$29.8K +758 New
Osaic Holdings
56
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$26K -$9.15K -233 -27%
VCM
57
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$22.6K – – –
FDCDDQ
58
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$18.8K – – –
TRCT
59
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18.4K +$12.2K +310 +238%
GKIM
60
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
HCP
61
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$7.9K +$550 +14 +8%
HNB
62
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5.72K +$275 +7 +5%
Bessemer Group
63
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$5K – – –
OSAM
64
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$4.97K – – –
HT
65
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
$4.68K +$4.4K +112 New
Comerica Bank
66
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.64K +$786 +20 +22%
ASN
67
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$3.64K +$3.42K +87 New
MSWM
68
McGlone Suttner Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.02K +$1.89K +48 New
Barclays
69
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.88K -$3.93K -100 -69%
FHA
70
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1.44K – – –
SC
71
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$1.3K – – –
WAS
72
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1.17K – – –
Millennium Management
73
Millennium Management
New York
– -$1.42M -37,820 Closed
BHCM
74
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
– -$1.32M -35,095 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
75
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$305K -8,111 Closed
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EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

74 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $338M — up 31% from $258M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new EZA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $16.7M. The largest seller was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, cutting an estimated $5.17M.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2023, up from 70 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $338M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, an estimated $5.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.