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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $254M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

182% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 11

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 15

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171M → $254M (+$83.2M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7282 (+10)

0.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.89%40.56% (-0.33%)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20M | Put options by funds: $21.5M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.89%
% of All Funds
2.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
25
Increased
31
Reduced
11
Closed
15
Calls
$20M
Puts
$21.5M
Net Calls
-$1.47M
Net Calls Change
+$4.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NA
51
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$345K +$62.6K +1,425 +25%
HighTower Advisors
52
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$337K +$304K +6,921 New
PVH
53
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$292K +$264K +6,000 New
IFS
54
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$291K +$5.63K +128 +2%
GEM
55
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$243K +$220K +5,000 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
56
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$240K +$216K +4,924 New
VanEck Associates
57
VanEck Associates
New York
$195K +$176K +4,000 New
BGIM
58
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$125K +$110K +2,500 +5,208%
SAS
59
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$124K +$112K +2,555 New
CFS
60
Community Financial System
New York
$107K
TRCT
61
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$100K +$67.7K +1,541 +306%
Citadel Advisors
62
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$85K +$76.6K +1,742 New
PNC Financial Services Group
63
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$84K +$22.2K +504 +41%
LTFS
64
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$70K +$5.63K +128 +10%
PCM
65
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$49K +$44K +1,000 New
JIR
66
James Investment Research
Ohio
$46K -$28.6K -650 -41%
GT
67
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$44K
Ameriprise
68
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$37K -$16.9K -385 -33%
MFS
69
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$28K +$23K +523 +1,046%
RIA
70
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$21K +$13K +295 +227%
Envestnet Asset Management
71
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$19K -$1.27K -29 -7%
JA
72
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
$16K
FM
73
Forward Management
California
$12K
SFSIG
74
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$10K
US Bancorp
75
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $254M — up 49% from $171M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new TUR positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was Gramercy Funds Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.76M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q1 2014, up from 72 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $254M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Gramercy Funds Management, an estimated $6.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.