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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.9M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 7

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3M → $35.9M (+$8.59M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 43 → 46 (+3)

2.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.13% → 27.38% (+2.3%)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.98%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
16
Reduced
7
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.24M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$1.12M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$788K
5
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
+$657K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$961K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$380K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$220K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$114K
5
CDIA
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
-$53K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
YMRC
26
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$262K – – –
BCI
27
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$237K – – –
AIG
28
American International Group
New York
$132K +$82.2K +1,572 +159%
Bank of Montreal
29
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$100K -$27.8K -532 -22%
US Bancorp
30
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$98K – – –
S
31
SignatureFD
Georgia
$96K +$97.7K +1,869 New
IWMPD
32
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$92K – – –
GT
33
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$87K – – –
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$47K +$4.55K +87 +10%
Credit Agricole
35
Credit Agricole
France
$34K – – –
JIC
36
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$26K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$24K +$3.92K +75 +19%
FHA
38
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$21K +$18.7K +358 +597%
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
$15K – – –
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$12K +$1.57K +30 +15%
HCMT
41
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$6K +$5.91K +113 New
PG
42
Patten Group
Tennessee
$3.86K +$3.92K +75 New
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2K – – –
PMFA
44
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$1K +$523 +10 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
45
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
CDIA
46
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
– -$53K -1,027 Closed
Creative Planning
47
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$51K -1,010 Closed
IPC
48
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
– -$18K -355 Closed
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $35.9M — up 31% from $27.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new EIS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $3.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $961K.

  • 46 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q2 2015, up from 43 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $35.9M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $961K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.