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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

85 hedge funds and large institutions have $456M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 24

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $359M → $456M (+$97.3M)

1.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.87%90.77% (+1.9%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 13

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8685 (-1)

87% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.99M | Put options by funds: $30.2M

Holders
85
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.16%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
31
Reduced
24
Closed
13
Calls
$3.99M
Puts
$30.2M
Net Calls
-$26.2M
Net Calls Change
-$5.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BBPWM
76
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$8K
CA
77
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$8K +$7.79K +145 New
NFG
78
Next Financial Group
Texas
$5K -$4.51K -84 -49%
NFH
79
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$5K +$4.72K +88 New
Deutsche Bank
80
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4K +$4.24K +79 +3,950%
AIC
81
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$2K +$1.77K +33 New
GSWM
82
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$1K +$1.07K +20 New
GT
83
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$20
TD Asset Management
84
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$3.41M -67,642 Closed
CC
85
Chanos & Company
New York
-$2.83M -56,184 Closed
Nomura Holdings
86
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$2.78M -55,161 Closed
DS
87
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$1.15M -22,751 Closed
ANTB
88
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
-$476K -9,432 Closed
HAM
89
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$403K -7,995 Closed
ICM
90
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$350K -6,946 Closed
QC
91
QCM Cayman
Texas
-$318K -6,303 Closed
LNB
92
Ledyard National Bank
-$64K -1,270 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
93
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$11K -222 Closed
CG
94
Cutler Group
California
-$6.82K -127 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
95
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$5.32K -99 -99%
FGAM
96
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
+$215 +4 New

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

85 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $456M — up 27% from $359M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EZA was balanced in Q1 2019: 13 funds opened new positions, 13 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $44.2M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $39.3M.

  • 85 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2019, down from 86 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $456M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $44.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $39.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.