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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $250M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.99%52.46% (-3.5%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8881 (-7)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $277M → $250M (-$27M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 27

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 24

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

82% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.48M | Put options by funds: $8.44M

Holders
81
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.95%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
18
Increased
21
Reduced
27
Closed
24
Calls
$1.48M
Puts
$8.44M
Net Calls
-$6.95M
Net Calls Change
-$8.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$42.4M +$7.35M +143,454 +19%
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$32.2M +$31.3M +611,046 +731%
USAA
3
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$23.3M +$8.85M +172,800 +53%
LCP
4
LGT Capital Partners
Switzerland
$19.1M +$2.05M +40,000 +11%
Macquarie Group
5
Macquarie Group
Australia
$18.6M +$2.42M +47,351 +13%
GI
6
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$13.6M +$15M +293,701 New
DILH
7
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$13.2M +$2.5M +48,772 +21%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$12.4M +$154K +3,000 +1%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$11.4M +$3.01M +58,829 +32%
HA
10
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$7.85M +$8.67M +169,277 New
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.47M +$587K +11,469 +18%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$3.47M +$497K +9,700 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.9M +$1.69M +33,089 +113%
SAM
14
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2.84M +$3.14M +61,296 New
Credit Agricole
15
Credit Agricole
France
$2.79M +$2.11M +41,201 +219%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.51M -$1.03M -20,096 -27%
JG
17
Jefferies Group
New York
$2.2M +$2.43M +47,500 New
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.15M -$2.17M -42,420 -48%
AGA
19
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.91M -$5.02M -98,119 -70%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.91M +$15.5K +303 +0.7%
PAM
21
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.88M
Bank of Montreal
22
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.75M +$230K +4,485 +14%
SG Americas Securities
23
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.66M -$764K -14,910 -29%
BlackRock
24
BlackRock
New York
$1.52M +$1.12M +21,950 +202%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.5M -$1.77M -34,564 -52%

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $250M — down 9.8% from $277M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of TUR and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $31.3M. The largest seller was QFR Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.2M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q1 2015, down from 88 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $250M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $31.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q1 2015 was QFR Capital Management, an estimated $15.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.