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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $244M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.26% → 64.7% (+4.4%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $237M → $244M (+$6.99M)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 77 (-11)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 31

63% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 16

82% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $14.6M

Holders
77
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
23
Reduced
31
Closed
16
Calls
$2.59M
Puts
$14.6M
Net Calls
-$12M
Net Calls Change
-$8.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$15.1M
2
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
+$9.5M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$2.93M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.39M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1.76M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$8.51M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.4M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.16M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.43M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MM
26
Main Management
California
$1.51M +$102K +2,314 +7%
EF
27
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.4M – – –
ACI
28
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$1.33M +$1.13M +25,608 +413%
Squarepoint
29
Squarepoint
New York
$1.22M -$206K -4,684 -14%
LS
30
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.14M -$76.7K -1,740 -6%
H
31
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.05M -$92K -2,087 -8%
FTUS
32
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$912K -$8.51M -192,994 -90%
ZIM
33
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$907K +$5.64K +128 +0.6%
LOAMS
34
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$824K -$366K -8,300 -30%
Cerity Partners
35
Cerity Partners
New York
$805K +$849K +19,264 New
UFF
36
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$731K +$770K +17,482 New
HCM
37
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$711K – – –
HSBC Holdings
38
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$666K -$43.1K -978 -6%
NI
39
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$580K -$234K -5,300 -28%
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$576K -$22.4K -509 -4%
FAAS
41
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$515K -$84.3K -1,912 -13%
VF
42
Virtu Financial
New York
$471K +$496K +11,259 New
JIR
43
James Investment Research
Ohio
$452K +$376K +8,525 +371%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$426K -$777K -17,631 -63%
GEM
45
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$418K – – –
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$418K +$176K +4,000 +67%
Wolverine Trading
47
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$412K -$799K -18,136 -65%
Axa
48
Axa
France
$338K – – –
State Street
49
State Street
Massachusetts
$281K +$296K +6,715 New
SG Americas Securities
50
SG Americas Securities
New York
$239K -$486K -11,039 -66%
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TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

77 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $244M — up 2.9% from $237M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of TUR and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $15.1M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $8.51M.

  • 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q3 2017, down from 88 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $244M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $15.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $8.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.