We are live on ! Find out more
EIS icon

iShares MSCI Israel ETF
EIS

57 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.3M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 6

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 57 (+10)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $45M → $51.3M (+$6.31M)

7.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.82% → 43.91% (+7.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
57
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+21.28%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$10.2M
2
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
+$3.87M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.88M
4
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$1.3M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$596K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.4M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.24M
3
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$1.07M
4
SAM
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
-$851K
5
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
-$711K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
B
26
Bailard
California
$281K +$291K +6,000 New
PFS
27
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$277K +$288K +5,920 New
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$262K +$5.54K +114 +2%
DHFB
29
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$250K +$260K +5,350 New
YMRC
30
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$239K – – –
NI
31
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$239K +$248K +5,100 New
BCI
32
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$215K +$223K +4,600 New
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$116K +$583 +12 +0.5%
IPC
34
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$113K -$32.1K -660 -21%
SG Americas Securities
35
SG Americas Securities
New York
$106K +$110K +2,257 New
JIR
36
James Investment Research
Ohio
$89K – – –
GT
37
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$79K – – –
PI
38
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$69K +$19.8K +407 +38%
Fifth Third Bancorp
39
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$54K – – –
CDIA
40
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$49K +$486 +10 +1%
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$47K +$49.1K +1,010 New
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$40K -$29.1K -600 -41%
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$35.8K -$29.7K -612 -44%
JIC
44
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$24K -$25.3K -520 -50%
Credit Agricole
45
Credit Agricole
France
$19K – – –
BRWM
46
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$17K – – –
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$17K +$1.02K +21 +6%
Barclays
48
Barclays
United Kingdom
$13K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$11K +$97 +2 +0.8%
1
2
3

EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

57 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $51.3M — up 14% from $45M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EIS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Accuvest Global Advisors, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.4M.

  • 57 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q4 2014, up from 47 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $51.3M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Accuvest Global Advisors, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.