iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $363M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 82 (+5)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 109.09% → 108.99% (-0.1%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $399M → $363M (-$35.8M)
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 29
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $2.71M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$9.09M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$3.96M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$2.38M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.88M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
|
-$11M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$6.94M |
| 3 |
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Madrid,
Spain
|
-$6.31M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$5.6M |
| 5 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.23M |
EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
82 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $363M — down 9% from $399M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new EZA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Natixis, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.09M. The largest seller was Goldentree Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11M sold.
- 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q2 2021, up from 77 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $363M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Natixis, an estimated $9.09M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Goldentree Asset Management, an estimated $11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.