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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $287M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $30.4M | Put options by funds: $15.9M

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 19

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $287M (+$42.8M)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

6.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.7% → 70.82% (+6.1%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 79 (+2)

Holders
79
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.6%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
27
Reduced
19
Closed
14
Calls
$30.4M
Puts
$15.9M
Net Calls
+$14.5M
Net Calls Change
+$26.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$27.4M
2
CFIC
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
+$9.12M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$5.06M
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$4.33M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.79M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
-$9.01M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.66M
3
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$4.6M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$4.26M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MM
26
Main Management
California
$1.77M +$186K +4,549 +13%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.72M -$41 -1 -0%
EF
28
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.45M – – –
ACI
29
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$1.38M – – –
Nomura Asset Management
30
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.24M +$1.16M +28,500 New
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.21M +$724K +17,749 +174%
H
32
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.04M -$48.6K -1,191 -5%
Cerity Partners
33
Cerity Partners
New York
$950K +$106K +2,606 +14%
ZIM
34
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$924K -$17.1K -419 -2%
NI
35
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$899K +$278K +6,800 +49%
LS
36
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$870K -$297K -7,265 -27%
LOAMS
37
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$813K -$40.8K -1,000 -5%
FTUS
38
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$807K -$133K -3,251 -15%
HCM
39
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$739K – – –
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$708K +$103K +2,526 +18%
CL
41
CSS LLC
Illinois
$678K +$637K +15,600 New
AGA
42
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$648K -$1.89M -46,332 -76%
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$598K +$561K +13,749 New
Axa
44
Axa
France
$530K +$167K +4,100 +51%
HAM
45
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$528K +$429K +10,519 +647%
DS
46
DRW Securities
Illinois
$492K +$462K +11,318 New
GC
47
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$475K +$446K +10,924 New
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$446K -$3.78M -92,528 -90%
HSBC Holdings
49
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$445K -$231K -5,661 -36%
6M
50
6 Meridian
Kansas
$428K +$402K +9,858 New
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TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

79 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $287M — up 18% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new TUR positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $27.4M. The largest seller was Cowen Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.01M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q4 2017, up from 77 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $287M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $27.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Cowen Inc, an estimated $9.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.