158,580 Shares in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF $TUR Bought by BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ:TURFree Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 158,580 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,166,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of TUR. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $1,086,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,546,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 107,637 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,705,000 after buying an additional 7,979 shares in the last quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $400,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Turkey ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $251,000. Institutional investors own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF Trading Up 0.8%

TUR opened at $40.78 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $39.33 and a 200 day moving average of $39.86. iShares MSCI Turkey ETF has a 12 month low of $31.72 and a 12 month high of $43.98. The firm has a market cap of $224.29 million, a P/E ratio of 10.68 and a beta of 0.32.

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semiannual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.4792 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 239.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF Company Profile

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iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (the Fund), formerly The iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance in Turkey. As of September 7, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as financials, consumer staples, industrials, telecommunication services, materials, consumer discretionary, energy, healthcare, utilities and information technology.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ:TUR)

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