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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 19

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $303M (+$20.9M)

2.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.02%58.56% (+2.5%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6566 (+1)

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.63M | Put options by funds: $51.1M

Holders
66
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.54%
% of All Funds
1.91%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
23
Reduced
19
Closed
10
Calls
$4.63M
Puts
$51.1M
Net Calls
-$46.5M
Net Calls Change
-$45.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$168M
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.2M +$1.73M +28,198 +14%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$10.8M +$9M +146,753 +928%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.54M -$6.33M -103,186 -44%
FTUS
5
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$8.22M +$2.22M +36,266 +41%
DILH
6
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$7.01M +$215K +3,500 +3%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
7
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$6.62M +$6.13M +100,000 New
BCM
8
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$6.3M -$2.8M -45,643 -32%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$5.92M +$4.97M +81,034 +965%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$5.47M +$513K +8,367 +11%
Prudential Financial
11
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.41M +$18.4K +300 +0.4%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.4M +$31.7K +517 +0.6%
SO
13
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$5.29M
U
14
UBS
Switzerland
$4.33M -$1.26M -20,573 -24%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$4.29M +$94.3K +1,538 +2%
BJ
16
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$3.32M -$374K -6,100 -11%
BHWM
17
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$3.32M +$85.4K +1,392 +3%
Fidelity International
18
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$2.66M -$215K -3,505 -8%
SG Americas Securities
19
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.63M -$218K -3,559 -8%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.4M -$76.4K -1,245 -3%
ZIM
21
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.26M -$32.9K -537 -2%
BPC
22
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$2.14M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
23
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.13M +$727K +11,847 +59%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.84M +$1.71M +27,833 New
MLM
25
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$1.8M +$1.67M +27,181 New

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

66 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $303M — up 7.4% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EZA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 23 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $6.33M.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2014, up from 65 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $303M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.