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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $359M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7686 (+10)

12.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 101.51%88.87% (-13%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $420M → $359M (-$61.5M)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 30

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.82M | Put options by funds: $28M

Holders
86
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
21
Increased
19
Reduced
30
Closed
10
Calls
$6.82M
Puts
$28M
Net Calls
-$21.2M
Net Calls Change
-$11.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$140M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$37.3M -$55.8M -1,094,618 -60%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.1M +$7.51M +147,364 +70%
CI Investments Inc
4
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$13.1M +$13.2M +259,800 New
SO
5
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$12.6M +$12.7M +250,000 New
CA
6
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$10.2M
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$9.85M -$18.4M -360,313 -65%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.68M -$1.19M -23,311 -11%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$8.44M +$7.51M +147,400 +744%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
10
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$7.22M -$404K -7,932 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.66M +$395K +7,760 +6%
CCA
12
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$6.4M -$154K -3,021 -2%
MRC
13
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$6.4M -$154K -3,021 -2%
GI
14
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$5.78M +$2.19M +43,003 +61%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.39M +$857K +16,816 +19%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.52M -$5.39M -105,913 -54%
X
17
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$3.87M
TD Asset Management
18
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.41M +$3.45M +67,642 New
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.15M +$1.48M +28,972 +86%
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.97M -$5.53M -108,502 -65%
CC
21
Chanos & Company
New York
$2.83M -$223K -4,378 -7%
Nomura Holdings
22
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$2.78M +$1.42M +27,819 +102%
PP
23
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$2.55M -$508K -9,971 -16%
DILIC
24
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$2.55M
H
25
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$2.45M +$1.2M +23,641 +95%

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

86 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $359M — down 15% from $420M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new EZA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CI Investments Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $55.8M.

  • 86 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q4 2018, up from 76 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $359M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $55.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.