iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
72 hedge funds and large institutions have $373M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
316% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.7M | Put options by funds: $9.78M
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $296M → $373M (+$76.8M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 71 → 72 (+1)
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13
4.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.6% → 87.68% (-4.9%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 22
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.7M |
| 2 |
GAM
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
|
+$7.67M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$6.72M |
| 4 |
IC
Iconiq Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.6M |
| 5 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$10.3M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.91M |
| 3 |
ED
Exane Derivatives
Paris,
France
|
-$3.36M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.76M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$2.41M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
76
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$543K | -14,694 | Closed |
|
77
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
| – | -$517K | -14,000 | Closed |
|
|
MS
78
Maven Securities
St Helier,
Jersey
| – | -$433K | -11,639 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
79
Azimuth Capital Management
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
| – | -$291K | -7,870 | Closed |
|
80
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$302K | -7,329 | Closed |
|
81
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$256K | -6,925 | Closed |
|
|
EDRH
82
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
| – | -$91K | -2,470 | Closed |
|
|
HIIFS
83
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Ramat Gan,
Israel
| – | -$39K | -1,056 | Closed |
|
|
ZIG
84
Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$26K | -707 | Closed |
|
|
CG
85
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$10.2K | -248 | Closed |
|
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
72 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $373M — up 26% from $296M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new EZA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $10.3M.
- 72 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2020, up from 71 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $373M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $13.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $10.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.