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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

88 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8288 (+6)

2.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.86%60.26% (+2.4%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240M → $237M (-$2.81M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 28

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.6M | Put options by funds: $15.5M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
88
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
24
Increased
22
Reduced
28
Closed
16
Calls
$11.6M
Puts
$15.5M
Net Calls
-$3.95M
Net Calls Change
+$2.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.79M -$1.53M -38,455 -47%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.76M -$181K -4,551 -10%
BlackRock
28
BlackRock
New York
$1.55M -$79K -1,989 -5%
Squarepoint
29
Squarepoint
New York
$1.4M +$184K +4,639 +16%
MM
30
Main Management
California
$1.4M +$1.34M +33,773 New
EF
31
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.39M +$1.32M +33,350 New
LS
32
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.2M +$52K +1,310 +5%
LOAMS
33
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$1.16M -$985K -24,800 -47%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.15M -$1.51M -38,101 -58%
Wolverine Trading
35
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.15M +$1.11M +27,982 New
H
36
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.13M +$947K +23,854 +728%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.1M +$1.05M +26,534 New
BRF
38
B. Riley Financial
California
$955K +$913K +23,000 New
ZIM
39
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$895K -$348K -8,769 -29%
NI
40
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$797K -$71.5K -1,800 -9%
HCM
41
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$706K
HSBC Holdings
42
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$701K -$161K -4,043 -19%
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
$695K -$3.42M -86,226 -84%
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$593K -$54.9K -1,382 -9%
FAAS
45
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$586K +$564K +14,195 New
MIFH
46
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$501K +$81.4K +2,050 +21%
GC
47
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$461K +$441K +11,115 New
GEM
48
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$415K
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$367K +$291K +7,335 +487%
VKH
50
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$342K +$327K +8,243 New

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

88 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $237M — down 1.2% from $240M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new TUR positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $9.27M. The largest seller was City Financial Investment Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.7M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q2 2017, up from 82 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $237M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $9.27M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q2 2017 was City Financial Investment Company, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.