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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.2M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.6M → $53.2M (+$22.6M)

18.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.63% → 48.36% (+19%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 55 (+1)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 15

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
55
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
8
Reduced
11
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$11M
2
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
+$9.42M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$3.19M
4
SAM
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
+$2.94M
5
FHA
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RFWA
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
-$3.36M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.13M
3
SFI
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
-$459K
4
CPC
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
-$425K
5
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$408K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
B
26
Bailard
California
$249K +$241K +5,200 New
YMRC
27
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$244K – – –
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$230K -$160K -3,461 -42%
VAM
29
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$224K +$217K +4,680 New
MFW
30
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$216K – – –
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$98K -$86.9K -1,878 -48%
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$94K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$93K +$89.9K +1,942 New
US Bancorp
34
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$91K – – –
S
35
SignatureFD
Georgia
$87K +$84.6K +1,827 New
IWMPD
36
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$85K – – –
GT
37
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$81K – – –
Creative Planning
38
Creative Planning
Kansas
$56K – – –
CDIA
39
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$50K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$32K – – –
CIM
41
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$30K +$648 +14 +2%
MA
42
MUFG Americas
New York
$29K +$28.4K +613 New
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$26K +$2.22K +48 +10%
JIC
44
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$25K – – –
ST
45
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$25K +$23.8K +515 New
CCA
46
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$17K +$16.4K +354 New
IPC
47
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$17K +$16.7K +360 New
FWM
48
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$12K – – –
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$10K -$1.39K -30 -13%
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$5K -$127K -2,741 -96%
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

55 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $53.2M — up 74% from $30.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new EIS positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 8 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $11M. The largest seller was RPg Family Wealth Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.36M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q1 2016, up from 54 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $53.2M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 74% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q1 2016 was RPg Family Wealth Advisory, an estimated $3.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.