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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $181M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 23

7.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.73%39.57% (-7.2%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8574 (-11)

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 27

47% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $343M → $181M (-$162M)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $336K | Put options by funds: $2.37M

Holders
74
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-12.94%
% of All Funds
2.4%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
25
Reduced
23
Closed
27
Calls
$336K
Puts
$2.37M
Net Calls
-$2.04M
Net Calls Change
-$2.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$37M +$37.3M +670,833 New
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$20M +$3.07M +55,078 +18%
USAA
3
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$18.8M +$4.72M +84,829 +33%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$13.1M +$1.28M +22,984 +11%
GI
5
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$9.58M +$9.67M +173,674 New
RCG
6
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$8.9M -$7.49M -134,490 -45%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$7.8M +$5.81M +104,437 +282%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.18M -$7.7M -138,328 -55%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$5.46M +$824K +14,811 +18%
RIG
10
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$4.78M -$329K -5,912 -7%
HSBC Holdings
11
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.45M +$2.13M +38,272 +90%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.3M +$679K +12,206 +19%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$3.11M -$2.6M -46,653 -45%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.89M -$3.22M -57,898 -52%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.18M +$1.83M +32,805 +489%
AllianceBernstein
16
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.07M +$13.9K +250 +0.7%
KA
17
Kerrisdale Advisers
Florida
$2.06M -$3.4M -61,047 -62%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.01M +$1.24M +22,255 +157%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$1.76M -$111K -2,000 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.71M +$1.72M +30,910 New
U
21
UBS
Switzerland
$1.68M -$4.42M -79,326 -72%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$1.67M -$198K -3,561 -11%
CCM
23
Causeway Capital Management
California
$1.53M +$6.12M +110,000 New
Nomura Holdings
24
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.4M +$861K +15,471 +156%
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.34M +$77.9K +1,400 +6%

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

74 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $181M — down 47% from $343M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of TUR and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.67M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, exiting entirely with an estimated $104M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q3 2013, down from 85 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $181M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $9.67M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Prudential plc, an estimated $104M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.