iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
87 hedge funds and large institutions have $346M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
157% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 7
49% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.86M | Put options by funds: $1.25M
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $299M → $346M (+$47.9M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 87 (+8)
16.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 104.8% → 88.76% (-16%)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 28
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$11.6M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$3.7M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.57M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.1M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$10.8M |
| 2 |
CA
Cambridge Associates
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.79M |
| 3 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.01M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$2.82M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.74M |
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
87 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $346M — up 16% from $299M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new EZA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $11.6M. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $10.8M.
- 87 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2022, up from 79 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $346M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 7 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $11.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2022 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $10.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.