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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $262M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

7.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.56% → 47.82% (+7.3%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $254M → $262M (+$7.79M)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 22

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 81 (-1)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 29

87% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.31M | Put options by funds: $26M

Holders
81
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.22%
% of All Funds
2.33%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
21
Increased
19
Reduced
29
Closed
22
Calls
$3.31M
Puts
$26M
Net Calls
-$22.7M
Net Calls Change
-$21.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$13.9M
2
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$10.4M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$9.21M
4
DILH
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
+$6.1M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$5.86M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$31.4M
2
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$19.7M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.7M
4
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$7.75M
5
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$4.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
76
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K -$72.1K -1,320 -92%
Envestnet Asset Management
77
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6K -$16.2K -296 -75%
EWM
78
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$3K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
79
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$1.47K +27 New
NES
80
New England Securities
New York
$2K +$2.02K +37 New
TCM
81
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K +$1.09K +20 New
Arrowstreet Capital
82
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$31.4M -644,796 Closed
GI
83
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$19.7M -404,996 Closed
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
84
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
– -$4.87M -100,000 Closed
BCM
85
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$3.9M -79,768 Closed
FTUS
86
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$2.84M -58,323 Closed
AP
87
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$1.89M -38,745 Closed
CS
88
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$1.81M -37,195 Closed
COPPSERS
89
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
– -$1.33M -27,364 Closed
SMM
90
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
– -$1.31M -26,839 Closed
Natixis Advisors
91
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$1.2M -24,614 Closed
Nomura Holdings
92
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$1.15M -22,937 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
93
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$1.09M -20,030 Closed
RFC
94
Russell Frank Company
Washington
– -$750K -14,700 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
95
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$458K -9,400 Closed
ST
96
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$422K -8,660 Closed
VanEck Associates
97
VanEck Associates
New York
– -$195K -4,000 Closed
TRCT
98
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$100K -2,044 Closed
PCM
99
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$49K -1,000 Closed
JIR
100
James Investment Research
Ohio
– -$46K -950 Closed
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TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

81 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $262M — up 3.1% from $254M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of TUR and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.4M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q2 2014, down from 82 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $262M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $13.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $31.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.