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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $355M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $355M (-$7.86M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.51%83.37% (-1.1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7672 (-4)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.76M | Put options by funds: $19.7M

Holders
72
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
21
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$9.76M
Puts
$19.7M
Net Calls
-$9.94M
Net Calls Change
-$14.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$181M +$13.5K +200 +0%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$16.4M
AT
3
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$16.3M -$5.49M -81,300 -25%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$12.6M +$6.08M +89,991 +88%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$12.3M +$12.7M +187,541 New
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$11M +$1.66M +24,518 +17%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.55M +$7.97M +117,985 +421%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7.86M +$1.2M +17,729 +17%
GI
9
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$7M +$7.22M +106,892 New
Prudential Financial
10
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.93M +$101K +1,500 +1%
Korea Investment Corp
11
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$5.89M
HSBC Holdings
12
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.58M +$5.63M +83,302 +4,128%
SO
13
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$5.24M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$5.19M -$5.15M -76,287 -49%
DILH
15
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$4.65M -$176K -2,600 -4%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.79M -$1.45M -21,479 -27%
BHWM
17
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$3.59M +$122K +1,807 +3%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.52M -$82.4K -1,220 -2%
BlackRock
19
BlackRock
New York
$3.34M -$100K -1,480 -3%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$2.97M -$5.93M -87,815 -66%
Fidelity International
21
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$2.94M +$205K +3,031 +7%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.74M +$1.01M +14,974 +56%
SG Americas Securities
23
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.1M -$1.63M -24,200 -43%
BPC
24
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$2.07M -$43.9K -650 -2%
H
25
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.98M +$2.04M +30,247 New

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

72 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $355M — down 2.2% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of EZA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.7M. The largest seller was Arrow Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.38M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2015, down from 76 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $355M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $12.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $7.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.