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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $362M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.5M | Put options by funds: $18.3M

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 19

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $328M → $362M (+$34.1M)

4.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.4%84.51% (+4.1%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7876 (-2)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
23
Reduced
19
Closed
18
Calls
$22.5M
Puts
$18.3M
Net Calls
+$4.28M
Net Calls Change
+$5.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$185M +$617K +9,200 +0.3%
AT
2
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$22.2M +$9.32M +139,039 +72%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$16.8M +$10.1M +150,000 +150%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$10.4M +$8.42M +125,684 +419%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$9.58M +$2.48M +36,946 +35%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$8.93M +$3.81M +56,887 +75%
AIA
7
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$7.38M -$767K -11,436 -9%
Prudential Financial
8
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7M +$67K +1,000 +1%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.86M +$4.14M +61,718 +152%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.85M -$9.24M -137,911 -57%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.47M +$5.56M +82,984 +614%
ED
12
Exane Derivatives
France
$6.38M +$6.38M +95,245 New
Korea Investment Corp
13
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$6.03M +$6.03M +90,000 New
SO
14
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$5.36M
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.32M -$256K -3,819 -5%
DILH
16
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$4.93M -$1.03M -15,400 -17%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.77M +$555K +8,285 +17%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.69M -$3.25M -48,478 -47%
BHWM
19
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$3.56M +$121K +1,799 +4%
BlackRock
20
BlackRock
New York
$3.52M +$869K +12,957 +33%
VCAM
21
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$3.19M -$771K -11,500 -19%
Fidelity International
22
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$2.8M -$18.4K -274 -0.7%
FTUS
23
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.71M -$4.05M -60,361 -60%
BJ
24
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$2.4M -$274K -4,091 -10%
BPC
25
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$2.17M

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $362M — up 10% from $328M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EZA and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Hays Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.4M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2015, down from 78 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $362M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $9.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.