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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.3M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

160% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 5

76% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.1M → $44.3M (+$19.2M)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

12.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.41% → 39.27% (+13%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 53 (0)

Holders
53
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
5
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
X
Xponance
Pennsylvania
+$7.24M
2
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$4.95M
3
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$4.22M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.92M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.51M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$2.76M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.42M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$772K
5
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
-$237K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
26
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$224K – – –
US Bancorp
27
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$97K – – –
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$95K +$4.95K +100 +6%
GT
29
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$87K – – –
FANJ
30
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$82K – – –
GIC
31
GFI Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$77K – – –
ST
32
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$71K +$36.5K +737 +114%
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$60K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
34
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$59K – – –
CDIA
35
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$55K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$33K – – –
CAG
37
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$25K +$23.8K +480 New
FWM
38
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$21K – – –
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$17K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15K -$297 -6 -2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
41
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$12K +$11.2K +226 New
WAM
42
Watermark Asset Management
California
$11K +$10.1K +205 New
SIAP
43
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
IF
44
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$7K – – –
AG
45
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K – – –
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5K – – –
SEI Investments
48
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$5K +$5.1K +103 New
PG
49
Patten Group
Tennessee
$4K – – –
CCM
50
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K – – –
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

53 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $44.3M — up 76% from $25.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new EIS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 13 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Xponance, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.24M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.51M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q1 2017, unchanged from Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $44.3M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Xponance, an estimated $7.24M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.