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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $277M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

33% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.88M | Put options by funds: $4.44M

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $231M → $277M (+$45.3M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 88 (+8)

4.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.76% → 55.99% (+4.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
88
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
2.35%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
27
Increased
18
Reduced
25
Closed
15
Calls
$5.88M
Puts
$4.44M
Net Calls
+$1.45M
Net Calls Change
+$7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QCM
QFR Capital Management
New York
+$14.9M
2
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$12.2M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$9.54M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.28M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$4.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$11.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.75M
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$7.33M
4
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$6.39M
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$6.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
76
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$26K +$19.4K +365 +338%
Envestnet Asset Management
77
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$26K +$24.9K +470 New
VSWA
78
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$24K +$23.9K +450 New
TRCT
79
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K -$213K -4,020 -93%
RIA
80
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$15K +$13.8K +260 +1,300%
FM
81
Forward Management
California
$14K – – –
US Bancorp
82
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$10K – – –
NPC
83
National Planning Corporation
California
$3.05K +$2.92K +55 New
AIG
84
American International Group
New York
$2.82K – – –
NG
85
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$218 +$213K +4,009 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
86
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$109 – – –
BRWA
87
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$7 +$7.48K +141 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
88
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
GI
89
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$11.4M -233,174 Closed
Jane Street
90
Jane Street
New York
– -$7.75M -157,817 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
91
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
– -$7.33M -149,300 Closed
HMC
92
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
– -$2.45M -50,000 Closed
KA
93
Kerrisdale Advisers
Florida
– -$1.2M -24,397 Closed
CS
94
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$657K -13,393 Closed
State Street
95
State Street
Massachusetts
– -$467K -9,500 Closed
SMDAM
96
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
– -$242K -4,932 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
97
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– -$226K -4,600 Closed
YMRC
98
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
– -$221K -4,500 Closed
VKH
99
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$202K -4,125 Closed
Ameriprise
100
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$25K -507 Closed
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TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

88 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $277M — up 20% from $231M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new TUR positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was QFR Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.9M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.4M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q4 2014, up from 80 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $277M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was QFR Capital Management, an estimated $14.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.