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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $231M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.82% → 51.76% (+3.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 80 (-1)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $262M → $231M (-$30.5M)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 29

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.92M | Put options by funds: $15.5M

Holders
80
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.23%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
29
Closed
16
Calls
$9.92M
Puts
$15.5M
Net Calls
-$5.56M
Net Calls Change
+$17.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$12.9M
2
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$8.23M
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$5.51M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$5.31M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$4.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$21.7M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$14M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$9.37M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.88M
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$2.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HPCM
51
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$331K – – –
NA
52
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$330K +$13.8K +250 +4%
LPL Financial
53
LPL Financial
California
$326K -$1.65M -29,843 -81%
PVH
54
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$294K – – –
OWD
55
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$245K -$55.2K -1,002 -17%
GEM
56
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$245K – – –
SMDAM
57
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$242K -$75.6K -1,372 -22%
Toronto Dominion Bank
58
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$226K +$254K +4,600 New
YMRC
59
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$221K +$248K +4,500 New
TRCT
60
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$211K +$237K +4,304 New
VKH
61
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$202K -$226K -4,097 -50%
PNC Financial Services Group
62
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$157K +$82K +1,487 +86%
SAS
63
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$125K – – –
CFS
64
Community Financial System
New York
$96K -$8.27K -150 -7%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
65
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$82K +$92K +1,668 New
GT
66
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$44K – – –
HIM
67
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$37K – – –
MFS
68
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$32K -$2.98K -54 -8%
Ameriprise
69
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$25K -$2.54K -46 -8%
NFG
70
Next Financial Group
Texas
$13K +$14.5K +263 New
FM
71
Forward Management
California
$12K – – –
US Bancorp
72
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K – – –
LTFS
73
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K – – –
EWM
74
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$3K – – –
GSC
75
Ground Swell Capital
South Carolina
$3K +$3.31K +60 New
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TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

80 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $231M — down 12% from $262M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of TUR and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.7M sold.

  • 80 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q3 2014, down from 81 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $231M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $12.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $21.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.