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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
97
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10.23%
% of All Funds
2.41%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
23
Increased
31
Reduced
25
Closed
11
Calls
$2.33M
Puts
$15M
Net Calls
-$12.7M
Net Calls Change
-$6.25M

Top Buyers

1
AC
Argentiere Capital
Switzerland
+$15M
2
ERSOT
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
+$13.3M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$10M
4
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
+$6.28M
5
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$5.14M

Top Sellers

1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$20.8M
2
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$14.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$12.3M
4
6CM
683 Capital Management
New York
-$5.84M
5
BL
BCWM LLC
Kansas
-$4.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$153M +$78.6K +1,400 +0.1%
GI
2
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$22M -$20.8M -369,770 -48%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$16.9M -$3.23M -57,638 -16%
AC
4
Argentiere Capital
Switzerland
$14.7M +$15M +267,200 New
ERSOT
5
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$13.1M +$13.3M +237,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
6
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$10.3M -$1.03M -18,297 -9%
OMC
7
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$9.87M +$10M +178,908 New
Squarepoint
8
Squarepoint
New York
$6.88M +$1.09M +19,509 +19%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$6.38M -$951K -16,948 -13%
HA
10
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$6.18M +$6.28M +111,947 New
MRC
11
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$5.08M +$811K +14,451 +19%
CIBC Asset Management
12
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$5.06M +$5.14M +91,633 New
X
13
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$4.92M +$5.01M +89,201 New
CS
14
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.86M +$1.14M +20,291 +30%
CCA
15
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$4.74M +$468K +8,332 +11%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.55M +$1.93M +34,431 +72%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
17
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$4.51M +$850K +15,140 +23%
MLM
18
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$4.48M +$2.43M +43,253 +114%
Korea Investment Corp
19
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$4.42M – – –
CC
20
Chanos & Company
New York
$4.41M -$920K -16,393 -17%
DILIC
21
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$4.17M -$247K -4,400 -6%
AC
22
AFAM Capital
Texas
$3.64M +$2.41M +42,942 +186%
H
23
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$3.43M +$1.19M +21,118 +51%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.3M -$724K -12,899 -18%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.28M +$2.26M +40,270 +209%
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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.