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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.6M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.3M → $30.6M (+$2.35M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 54 (+2)

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.97% → 29.63% (+1.7%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
54
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$6.97M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$434K
3
Axa
Axa
France
+$320K
4
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$197K
5
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$90.8K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.87M
2
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$2.24M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.07M
4
IFS
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
-$472K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$400K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
YMRC
26
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$251K – – –
MFW
27
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$222K +$227K +4,524 New
DHFB
28
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$221K – – –
MFS
29
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$194K +$197K +3,934 New
AIG
30
American International Group
New York
$140K +$90.8K +1,813 +174%
Bank of Montreal
31
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$97K +$801 +16 +0.8%
US Bancorp
32
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$94K – – –
IWMPD
33
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$88K – – –
GT
34
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$83K – – –
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$58K – – –
CDIA
36
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$52K +$52.7K +1,053 New
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$41K -$10.9K -217 -21%
Credit Agricole
38
Credit Agricole
France
$32K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$32K – – –
CIM
40
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$30K +$30.2K +604 New
JIC
41
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$26K +$351 +7 +1%
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$24K +$10.2K +203 +70%
HIM
43
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$20K – – –
FWM
44
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$12K +$150 +3 +1%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$11K – – –
ACM
46
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$7K – – –
IA
47
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5K +$4.71K +94 New
PG
48
Patten Group
Tennessee
$3.69K – – –
TWA
49
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K +$2.5K +50 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
50
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

54 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $30.6M — up 8.3% from $28.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new EIS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CIBC Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.97M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.87M sold.

  • 54 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q4 2015, up from 52 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $30.6M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was CIBC Asset Management, an estimated $6.97M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.