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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $171M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.57%40.89% (+1.3%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 22

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7472 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $181M → $171M (-$10.6M)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 20

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.44M | Put options by funds: $9.19M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
72
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
2.09%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
22
Reduced
22
Closed
20
Calls
$3.44M
Puts
$9.19M
Net Calls
-$5.75M
Net Calls Change
-$3.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$32M
USAA
2
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$28.2M +$13.8M +249,859 +73%
Arrowstreet Capital
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$19.6M +$2.7M +48,966 +14%
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$12.4M +$1.28M +23,096 +10%
Macquarie Group
5
Macquarie Group
Australia
$10.4M +$12M +217,787 New
GI
6
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$9.43M +$1.34M +24,202 +14%
GFM
7
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$6.76M +$7.83M +141,800 New
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.7M -$738K -13,368 -12%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.53M +$1.19M +21,616 +41%
HSBC Holdings
10
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.31M -$635K -11,505 -14%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$2.93M -$2.07M -37,506 -38%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.77M +$1.14M +20,632 +55%
RIG
13
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$2.76M -$1.72M -31,224 -38%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$2.53M -$179K -3,242 -6%
FTUS
15
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.53M +$2.93M +53,048 New
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.27M +$613K +11,095 +30%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.07M +$695K +12,579 +41%
IG
18
ING Group
Netherlands
$2.01M +$1.36M +24,676 +140%
KA
19
Kerrisdale Advisers
Florida
$1.71M
U
20
UBS
Switzerland
$1.5M +$47.8K +865 +3%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$1.41M -$133K -2,400 -8%
Bank of Montreal
22
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.25M +$410K +7,430 +40%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$1.22M -$156K -2,825 -10%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.14M -$865K -15,671 -40%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$966K +$286K +5,174 +34%

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

72 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $171M — down 5.9% from $181M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of TUR and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Rock Creek Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.9M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q4 2013, down from 74 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $171M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 20 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Rock Creek Group, an estimated $8.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.