iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
97 hedge funds and large institutions have $365M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
109% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 11
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 25
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 88 → 97 (+9)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $354M → $365M (+$11.6M)
0.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.1% → 90.73% (+0.63%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.33M | Put options by funds: $15M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Argentiere Capital
Zug,
Switzerland
|
+$15M |
| 2 |
ERSOT
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
|
+$13.3M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$10M |
| 4 |
HA
Hays Advisory
Franklin,
Tennessee
|
+$6.28M |
| 5 |
CIBC Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.14M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$20.8M |
| 2 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14.4M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$12.3M |
| 4 |
6CM
683 Capital Management
New York
|
-$5.84M |
| 5 |
BL
BCWM LLC
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$4.29M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FTUS
101
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$4.16M | -79,443 | Closed |
|
102
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
| – | -$536K | -10,241 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
103
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$247K | -4,708 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
104
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
| – | -$222K | -4,237 | Closed |
|
105
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$221K | -3,946 | Closed |
|
|
GH
106
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$21K | -400 | Closed |
|
107
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$1K | -17 | Closed |
|
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
97 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $365M — up 3.3% from $354M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new EZA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Argentiere Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $15M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $20.8M.
- 97 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2017, up from 88 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $365M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Argentiere Capital, an estimated $15M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $20.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.