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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $243M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $243M (+$25.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7471 (-3)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18

17.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.96%79.76% (-17%)

68% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 31

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.87M | Put options by funds: $29.5M

Holders
71
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.05%
% of All Funds
1.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
10
Reduced
31
Closed
18
Calls
$2.87M
Puts
$29.5M
Net Calls
-$26.7M
Net Calls Change
-$22.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$97.1M
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.8M -$3.64M -110,485 -21%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$13.7M -$639K -19,387 -5%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$13M -$2.49M -75,569 -17%
SO
5
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$8.81M
ED
6
Exane Derivatives
France
$8.2M +$7.66M +232,582 New
CA
7
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$7.12M
SG Americas Securities
8
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.96M +$3.9M +118,461 +150%
IMPI
9
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$6.9M
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.38M -$5.42M -164,581 -52%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.09M +$549K +16,663 +13%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.62M -$1.1M -33,500 -20%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$4.54M -$4.75M -144,249 -53%
MRC
14
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$4.14M -$1.27M -38,680 -25%
CCA
15
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$4.14M -$1.28M -38,839 -25%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$3.98M +$766K +23,245 +26%
GI
17
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$3.03M -$2.75M -83,551 -49%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.02M -$166K -5,042 -6%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$2.62M +$2.45M +74,400 New
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.61M +$2.44M +74,000 +7,400,000%
FTUS
21
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.34M -$1.97M -59,852 -47%
Korea Investment Corp
22
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$1.88M +$1.76M +53,400 New
H
23
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.77M
6M
24
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.55M -$43.1K -1,308 -3%
MSAGDF
25
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$1.38M +$203K +6,162 +19%

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

71 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $243M — up 12% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EZA and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Exane Derivatives, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.66M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $5.42M.

  • 71 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2020, down from 74 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $243M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Exane Derivatives, an estimated $7.66M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Ameriprise, an estimated $5.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.