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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.6M → $22.4M (+$1.81M)

2.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.52% → 24.53% (+2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 50 (-2)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
50
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
14
Reduced
10
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.09M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$585K
3
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
+$548K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$517K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$218K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$580K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$553K
3
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
-$341K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$174K
5
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$44.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
26
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$205K +$49 +1 +0%
LAM
27
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$183K +$186K +3,804 New
US Bancorp
28
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$91K – – –
IWMPD
29
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$85K – – –
GT
30
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$81K – – –
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$56K – – –
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$56K +$30.9K +632 +116%
Fifth Third Bancorp
33
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$55K – – –
CDIA
34
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$51K – – –
CIM
35
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$45K +$3.52K +72 +8%
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$39K -$44.6K -912 -53%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$32K – – –
ST
38
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$31K +$6.36K +130 +25%
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$30K -$16.3K -333 -35%
JIC
40
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$26K – – –
FWM
41
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$19K +$7.34K +150 +59%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$16K +$6.32K +129 +65%
IF
43
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$6K – – –
AG
44
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K -$6.61K -135 -55%
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5K – – –
PG
46
Patten Group
Tennessee
$3.51K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
47
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1K -$3.92K -80 -73%
Citadel Advisors
48
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$553K -11,796 Closed
FHA
49
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
– -$7K -146 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
50
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$3K -65 Closed
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $22.4M — up 8.8% from $20.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of EIS and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.09M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $580K.

  • 50 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q3 2016, down from 52 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $22.4M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $2.09M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $580K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.