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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

91 hedge funds and large institutions have $458M invested in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

440% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 5

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $338M → $458M (+$120M)

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7091 (+21)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.55M | Put options by funds: $1.56M

8.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 110.34%101.77% (-8.6%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
91
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
27
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
5
Calls
$1.55M
Puts
$1.56M
Net Calls
-$12K
Net Calls Change
+$2.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$153M
COLIM
2
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$50.2M +$14.4M +280,180 +45%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$30.4M +$10.3M +201,262 +58%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$24.2M -$3.92M -76,228 -15%
CI Investments Inc
5
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$17.6M +$16.1M +314,040 New
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.3M -$4.77M -92,816 -26%
SO
7
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$13.9M
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$13.6M +$3.12M +60,663 +33%
IMPI
9
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$10.9M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
10
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$10.6M +$9.78M +190,430 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
11
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$10.2M +$9.44M +183,700 New
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.5M -$2.55M -49,718 -27%
CA
13
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$7.38M -$666K -12,962 -9%
GI
14
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$6.93M +$4.98M +96,883 +349%
Allspring Global Investments
15
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$6.58M +$5.7K +111 +0.1%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.02M -$2.07M -40,277 -27%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.47M +$4.88M +95,038 +2,690%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.82M +$962K +18,733 +28%
MRC
19
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$4.68M -$530K -10,313 -11%
CCA
20
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$4.67M -$512K -9,968 -11%
PL
21
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$4.22M -$4.51M -87,800 -54%
Korea Investment Corp
22
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$3.53M +$3.27M +63,642 New
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.9M -$3.94M -76,615 -59%
BBVA
24
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$2.78M -$652K -12,684 -20%
SG Americas Securities
25
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.41M -$3.13M -60,893 -58%

EZA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

91 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $458M — up 36% from $338M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new EZA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CI Investments Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.11M sold.

  • 91 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) as of Q1 2022, up from 70 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $458M of iShares MSCI South Africa ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 5 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Africa ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $9.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.