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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $262M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

7.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.56%47.82% (+7.3%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $254M → $262M (+$7.79M)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 22

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8281 (-1)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 29

87% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.31M | Put options by funds: $26M

Holders
81
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.22%
% of All Funds
2.33%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
21
Increased
19
Reduced
29
Closed
22
Calls
$3.31M
Puts
$26M
Net Calls
-$22.7M
Net Calls Change
-$21.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.74M -$813K -14,891 -32%
KA
27
Kerrisdale Advisers
Florida
$1.73M -$905K -16,580 -35%
Bank of Montreal
28
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.67M -$22.6K -414 -1%
CPS
29
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$1.57M +$1.54M +28,238 New
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.48M +$1.07M +19,657 +269%
U
31
UBS
Switzerland
$1.43M -$318K -5,831 -19%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$1.37M -$185K -3,381 -12%
ZIM
33
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.34M +$1.31M +24,060 New
LS
34
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.2M +$520K +9,531 +79%
CA
35
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.07M +$504K +9,233 +92%
AG
36
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$872K +$857K +15,700 New
N
37
Natixis
France
$833K -$273K -5,000 -25%
Axa
38
Axa
France
$666K
CAM
39
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$628K +$617K +11,300 New
State Street
40
State Street
Massachusetts
$611K -$382K -7,000 -39%
CC
41
Curian Capital
Colorado
$586K -$370K -6,772 -39%
American Century Companies
42
American Century Companies
Missouri
$583K -$233K -4,261 -29%
PG
43
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$536K +$526K +9,643 New
IFS
44
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$499K +$164K +2,999 +50%
VKH
45
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$457K -$1.26M -23,122 -74%
SG Americas Securities
46
SG Americas Securities
New York
$423K -$239K -4,383 -37%
HighTower Advisors
47
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$388K +$3.33K +61 +0.9%
HPCM
48
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$375K +$369K +6,750 New
NA
49
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$359K -$34.1K -625 -9%
NI
50
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$356K +$349K +6,400 New

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

81 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $262M — up 3.1% from $254M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of TUR and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.4M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q2 2014, down from 82 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $262M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $13.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $31.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.