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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
IA
76
IFP Advisors
Florida
$8K -$25.7K -505 -75%
BBPWM
77
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$8K
Bank of Montreal
78
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6K -$5.35K -105 -51%
CG
79
Cutler Group
California
$6K +$6.47K +127 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
80
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$5K +$5.04K +99 +9,900%
FDCDDQ
81
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$4.19K +$4.23K +83 New
GT
82
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$20 +$20.4K +400 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
83
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
-$1.19M -22,100 Closed
LS
84
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
-$834K -15,545 Closed
CBOA
85
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
-$627K -11,700 Closed
BC
86
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$529K -9,856 Closed
GEM
87
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
-$376K -7,000 Closed
FHA
88
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
-$13K -246 Closed
SPIA
89
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
-$4K -83 Closed
Walleye Trading
90
Walleye Trading
New York
-$2K -42 Closed
NCM
91
Northstar Capital Management
New York
-$1K -18 Closed
SWP
92
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
-$1K -11 Closed
Fidelity Investments
93
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$51 +1 New
FGC
94
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
+$204 +4 New
HI
95
Human Investing
Oregon
+$255 +5 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.