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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

75 hedge funds and large institutions have $334M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.52%86.08% (-1.4%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $356M → $334M (-$22.5M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8175 (-6)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 30

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 17

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.39M | Put options by funds: $11.8M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
75
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-7.41%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
23
Reduced
30
Closed
17
Calls
$5.39M
Puts
$11.8M
Net Calls
-$6.38M
Net Calls Change
+$30.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$163M +$72.2K +1,200 +0%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$20M -$9.67M -160,861 -32%
H
3
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$14.1M -$483K -8,030 -3%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.9M +$10.2M +169,366 +520%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$10.1M -$180K -2,995 -2%
OMC
6
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$8.43M +$8.62M +143,409 New
Squarepoint
7
Squarepoint
New York
$8.03M -$1.63M -27,058 -17%
CA
8
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$7.99M +$2.76M +45,855 +51%
AC
9
AFAM Capital
Texas
$7.72M +$1.6M +26,575 +25%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$7.12M +$1.05M +17,521 +17%
CCA
11
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$6.51M
MRC
12
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$6.51M
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.8M +$5.94M +98,707 New
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.94M -$533K -8,867 -10%
ERSOT
15
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$4.64M -$5.35M -89,000 -53%
DILIC
16
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$4.31M +$174K +2,900 +4%
MLM
17
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$4.09M -$531K -8,823 -11%
CC
18
Chanos & Company
New York
$3.24M -$41.3K -686 -1%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.86M -$2.12M -35,287 -42%
N
20
Natixis
France
$2.65M +$2.71M +45,054 New
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$2.03M +$376K +6,260 +22%
UCFA
22
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2M -$123K -2,051 -6%
Fidelity International
23
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$1.94M -$23.9K -398 -1%
X
24
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$1.88M +$1.93M +32,017 New
BHWM
25
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.83M -$260K -4,329 -12%

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

75 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $334M — down 6.3% from $356M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of EZA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $13.1M.

  • 75 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q3 2017, down from 81 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $334M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $13.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.