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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
Verition Fund Management
51
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$360K +$338K +8,274 New
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$356K -$73.5K -1,800 -18%
Barclays
53
Barclays
United Kingdom
$274K +$211K +5,180 +458%
CP
54
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$272K +$256K +6,269 New
GRP
55
Global Retirement Partners
California
$173K +$2.2K +54 +1%
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$104K +$40.6K +994 +71%
IA
57
IFP Advisors
Florida
$71K -$28.2K -690 -30%
AG
58
Advisor Group
Arizona
$57K +$531 +13 +1%
WAM
59
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$43K – – –
CG
60
Cutler Group
California
$39K – – –
FDCDDQ
61
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$37.9K -$39.2K -960 -52%
TRCT
62
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$34K +$32.2K +788 New
OIA
63
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$26K +$327 +8 +1%
GT
64
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$26K +$24.5K +600 New
HIM
65
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$20K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
66
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$18K – – –
CCM
67
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$16K – – –
FM
68
Forward Management
California
$11K – – –
SAM
69
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$11K – – –
FAAS
70
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$10K -$493K -12,071 -98%
US Bancorp
71
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8K – – –
HL
72
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$5K +$4.49K +110 New
GH
73
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$5K +$4.9K +120 New
AIM
74
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$4.35K – – –
AIM
75
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$3K – – –
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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.