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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $254M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

182% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 11

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 15

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $171M → $254M (+$83.2M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 82 (+10)

0.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.89% → 40.56% (-0.33%)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20M | Put options by funds: $21.5M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.89%
% of All Funds
2.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
25
Increased
31
Reduced
11
Closed
15
Calls
$20M
Puts
$21.5M
Net Calls
-$1.47M
Net Calls Change
+$4.27M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$12.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$11.3M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$10.3M
4
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$9.1M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.68M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$6.76M
2
RIG
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
-$2.76M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.96M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$1.32M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$32.7M – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$31.4M +$10.3M +233,385 +57%
USAA
3
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$28.8M – – –
GI
4
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$19.7M +$9.1M +207,120 +105%
Macquarie Group
5
Macquarie Group
Australia
$17.2M +$5.96M +135,713 +62%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$13.8M +$12.4M +283,100 New
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$13M +$235K +5,336 +2%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$12.5M +$11.3M +257,159 New
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$9.71M +$6.68M +152,000 +320%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.98M +$4.35M +98,888 +2,986%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
11
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$4.87M +$4.4M +100,000 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
12
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$4.43M +$3.88M +88,220 New
BCM
13
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$3.9M +$3.51M +79,768 New
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$3.43M +$1.8M +41,000 +139%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$3.19M +$179K +4,078 +7%
FTUS
16
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.84M +$232K +5,275 +10%
AllianceBernstein
17
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.83M – – –
IG
18
ING Group
Netherlands
$2.7M +$577K +13,130 +31%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.63M -$1.96M -44,565 -45%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.46M +$1.17M +26,658 +112%
KA
21
Kerrisdale Advisers
Florida
$2.32M +$456K +10,379 +28%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.25M -$1.23M -27,878 -38%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.15M +$28K +638 +1%
HSBC Holdings
24
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.91M -$1.32M -30,020 -43%
AP
25
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$1.89M +$1.7M +38,745 New
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TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $254M — up 49% from $171M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new TUR positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was Gramercy Funds Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.76M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q1 2014, up from 72 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $254M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Gramercy Funds Management, an estimated $6.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.