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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12

50% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $240M (+$79.8M)

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 21

8.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.66%57.86% (+8.2%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7882 (+4)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.24M | Put options by funds: $14.8M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
26
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
$8.24M
Puts
$14.8M
Net Calls
-$6.53M
Net Calls Change
+$12.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$37.3M
Arrowstreet Capital
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$37.1M +$35.7M +1,037,714 New
CFIC
3
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
$24.7M -$4.37M -126,850 -16%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$20.6M +$19.8M +575,116 New
Macquarie Group
5
Macquarie Group
Australia
$20.2M +$34.4K +1,000 +0.2%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
6
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$6.77M +$114K +3,300 +2%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$6.77M +$114K +3,300 +2%
DS
8
DRW Securities
Illinois
$6.76M +$6.5M +188,882 New
OMC
9
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$6.1M +$5.38M +156,388 +1,117%
BL
10
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$4.04M +$19K +552 +0.5%
FTUS
11
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.99M +$1.92M +55,793 +100%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.69M -$1.43M -41,489 -29%
CCA
13
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$3.55M +$937K +27,233 +38%
MRC
14
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$3.55M +$937K +27,233 +38%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$3.41M -$688K -20,000 -17%
Bessemer Group
16
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$3.4M +$3.27M +95,000 New
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.31M -$1.44M -41,871 -31%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.92M +$837K +24,311 +42%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.68M -$817K -23,736 -24%
PAM
20
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.62M +$834K +24,250 +49%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.39M +$2.3M +66,847 New
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.36M +$1.86M +54,144 +460%
HP
23
Hosking Partners
United Kingdom
$2.33M
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.11M +$1.21M +35,144 +148%
Mackenzie Financial
25
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.04M +$1.96M +57,000 New

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

82 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $240M — up 50% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new TUR positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.7M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $14.1M.

  • 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q1 2017, up from 78 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $240M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $35.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $14.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.