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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12

50% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $240M (+$79.8M)

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 21

8.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.66%57.86% (+8.2%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7882 (+4)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.24M | Put options by funds: $14.8M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
26
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
$8.24M
Puts
$14.8M
Net Calls
-$6.53M
Net Calls Change
+$12.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$2M +$1.37M +39,690 +243%
Envestnet Asset Management
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.92M -$162K -4,719 -8%
BIA
28
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$1.64M +47,700 New
LOAMS
29
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$1.89M +$1.37M +39,900 +309%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.68M +$71.3K +2,072 +5%
BlackRock
31
BlackRock
New York
$1.41M +$1.35M +39,282 New
SSG
32
Summit Securities Group
New York
$1.31M +$1.26M +36,527 New
ZIM
33
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.09M +$2.96K +86 +0.3%
Squarepoint
34
Squarepoint
New York
$1.04M +$122K +3,548 +14%
LS
35
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$992K +$291K +8,460 +44%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$933K +$341K +9,907 +61%
NI
37
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$752K +$79.1K +2,300 +12%
HSBC Holdings
38
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$749K -$73.5K -2,135 -9%
Simplex Trading
39
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$618K -$9.63K -280 -2%
HCM
40
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$609K
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$600K +$267K +7,757 +86%
LPL Financial
42
LPL Financial
California
$562K -$70.4K -2,047 -12%
BCM
43
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$556K +$534K +15,530 New
DCM
44
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
$537K +$516K +15,000 New
Verition Fund Management
45
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$514K +$494K +14,353 New
Cerity Partners
46
Cerity Partners
New York
$474K +$456K +13,250 New
LAM
47
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$380K +$43.2K +1,255 +13%
MIFH
48
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$359K +$268K +7,800 +355%
GEM
49
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$358K +$344K +10,000 New
Axa
50
Axa
France
$289K

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

82 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $240M — up 50% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new TUR positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.7M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $14.1M.

  • 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q1 2017, up from 78 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $240M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $35.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $14.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.