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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $287M invested in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $30.4M | Put options by funds: $15.9M

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 19

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $287M (+$42.8M)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

6.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.7%70.82% (+6.1%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7779 (+2)

Holders
79
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.6%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
16
Increased
27
Reduced
19
Closed
14
Calls
$30.4M
Puts
$15.9M
Net Calls
+$14.5M
Net Calls Change
+$26.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Arrowstreet Capital
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$91.8M +$27.4M +670,462 +47%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$38.3M
Macquarie Group
3
Macquarie Group
Australia
$20.3M -$4.26M -104,500 -18%
CFIC
4
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
$9.71M +$9.12M +223,500 New
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.57M +$1.58M +38,618 +21%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
6
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$8.73M +$359K +8,800 +5%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$8.73M +$359K +8,800 +5%
CCA
8
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$6.97M +$1.48M +36,291 +29%
MRC
9
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$6.97M +$1.48M +36,291 +29%
OMC
10
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$5.62M -$687K -16,838 -12%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.57M +$799K +19,580 +18%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$5.39M +$5.06M +123,975 New
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.26M +$2.79M +68,424 +130%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.81M +$515K +12,609 +13%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
15
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$4.61M +$4.33M +106,095 +10,609,500%
BL
16
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$4.32M +$24.1K +591 +0.6%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$4.07M -$163K -3,990 -4%
GI
18
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$3.75M -$983K -24,090 -22%
MLM
19
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$3.72M -$350K -8,584 -9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
20
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.93M +$2.71M +66,296 +5,443%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.93M -$4.66M -114,273 -63%
HP
22
Hosking Partners
United Kingdom
$2.92M +$92.6K +2,269 +3%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$2.36M +$384K +9,403 +21%
BlackRock
24
BlackRock
New York
$2.27M +$449K +10,997 +27%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.91M +$1.79M +43,915 New

TUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

79 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $287M — up 18% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new TUR positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $27.4M. The largest seller was Cowen Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.01M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) as of Q4 2017, up from 77 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $287M of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI Turkey ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $27.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Turkey ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Cowen Inc, an estimated $9.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.