iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
77 hedge funds and large institutions have $399M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
61% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.47M | Put options by funds: $4.03M
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10
21.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.68% → 109.09% (+21%)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $373M → $399M (+$26.6M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 72 → 77 (+5)
48% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 29
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$50.1M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$20.5M |
| 3 |
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$6.96M |
| 4 |
GHA
GW Henssler & Associates
Kennesaw,
Georgia
|
+$4.83M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.36M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$25.7M |
| 2 |
IC
Iconiq Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$22M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.8M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$9.36M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$8.44M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WAS
76
Winch Advisory Services
Appleton,
Wisconsin
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
ED
77
Exane Derivatives
Paris,
France
| $444 | -$3.63M | -77,325 | -100% |
|
|
IC
78
Iconiq Capital
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$22M | -501,654 | Closed |
|
79
Korea Investment Corp
Seoul,
South Korea
| – | -$4.57M | -104,300 | Closed |
|
|
ANTB
80
AMG National Trust Bank
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
| – | -$1.92M | -43,769 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
81
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$954K | -21,762 | Closed |
|
|
SM
82
SG3 Management
Dorado,
Puerto Rico
| – | -$658K | -15,000 | Closed |
|
83
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$307K | -7,000 | Closed |
|
84
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$103K | -2,356 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
85
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$18K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
86
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$4K | -88 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
87
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -28 | Closed |
|
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
77 of the 5,696 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $399M — up 7.1% from $373M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new EZA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $50.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $25.7M.
- 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2021, up from 72 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $399M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $50.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.