iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
69 hedge funds and large institutions have $349M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.06% → 98.1% (+0.05%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 76 → 69 (-7)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $424M → $349M (-$74.5M)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 24
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 17
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.7M | Put options by funds: $40.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$14.9M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$8.45M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.44M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.95M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$25.8M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$8.36M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$6.41M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$5.05M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$368K | -6,723 | Closed |
|
|
SIGI
77
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Dublin,
Ireland
| – | -$290K | -5,310 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
78
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
| – | -$254K | -4,652 | Closed |
|
|
GRP
79
Global Retirement Partners
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$128K | -2,346 | Closed |
|
80
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$54K | -995 | Closed |
|
|
BCI
81
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$11K | -208 | Closed |
|
|
OIA
82
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$9K | -172 | Closed |
|
|
RCAG
83
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Lansing,
Michigan
| – | -$5.79K | -106 | Closed |
|
|
CFA
84
Camarda Financial Advisors
Fleming Island,
Florida
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
BFEC
85
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$2K | -44 | Closed |
|
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
69 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $349M — down 18% from $424M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of EZA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $14.9M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $25.8M.
- 69 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2019, down from 76 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $349M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Barclays, an estimated $14.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $25.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.