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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6067 (+7)

3.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.56%48.13% (-3.4%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $174M → $149M (-$25.5M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 23

88% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.89M | Put options by funds: $23.4M

Holders
67
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.67%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
16
Reduced
23
Closed
9
Calls
$2.89M
Puts
$23.4M
Net Calls
-$20.5M
Net Calls Change
-$18.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$35.7M
Macquarie Group
2
Macquarie Group
Australia
$18M -$1.66M -42,100 -8%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$16M +$1.58M +40,000 +10%
USAA
4
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$12M -$6.51M -164,700 -33%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$8.83M +$8.48M +214,673 +762%
Arrowstreet Capital
6
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$6.45M -$561K -14,200 -7%
GI
7
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$5.16M +$5.61M +141,990 New
Fiera Capital (Canada)
8
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$4.86M +$620K +15,700 +13%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$4.86M +$620K +15,700 +13%
FTUS
10
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$4.65M +$5.05M +127,772 New
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$4.25M -$4.12M -104,297 -47%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.54M -$197K -4,992 -7%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$1.88M -$3.85M -97,495 -65%
PAM
14
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.82M
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.7M -$3.89M -98,486 -68%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.46M +$63.3K +1,602 +4%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.4M -$53K -1,341 -3%
AGA
18
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.35M -$2.31M -58,550 -61%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.29M -$5.12M -129,499 -78%
BC
20
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$1.24M +$1.35M +34,100 New
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.23M +$1.12M +28,353 +524%
LS
22
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.02M +$180K +4,550 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$790K +$322K +8,161 +60%
NI
24
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$789K +$857K +21,700 New
Nomura Holdings
25
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$726K

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $149M — down 15% from $174M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new TUR positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $8.48M. The largest seller was Dai-ichi Life Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.5M sold.

  • 67 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q4 2015, up from 60 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $149M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $8.48M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Dai-ichi Life Holdings, an estimated $10.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.