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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.9M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 55 (+5)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 11

2.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.32% → 22.58% (-2.7%)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.8M → $20.9M (-$6.88M)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
11
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.98M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$540K
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$321K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$301K
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$276K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
X
Xponance
Pennsylvania
-$5.9M
2
HWP
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
-$942K
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$847K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$831K
5
SLAM
Swiss Life Asset Management
-$184K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Acadian Asset Management
26
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$103K +$104K +2,063 New
US Bancorp
27
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$95K -$5.11K -101 -5%
GT
28
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$84K – – –
FANJ
29
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$80K – – –
ST
30
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$69K – – –
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$67K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$57K – – –
CDIA
33
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$54K – – –
GIC
34
GFI Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$46K – – –
FWM
35
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$28K +$7.59K +150 +36%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$20K – – –
IF
37
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$20K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
38
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$12K +$759 +15 +7%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12K +$12.6K +250 New
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10K -$22.8K -450 -69%
SIAP
41
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
WAM
42
Watermark Asset Management
California
$10K – – –
RE
43
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$7.25K +$7.33K +145 New
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6K -$1.01K -20 -15%
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
47
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$5K +$5.06K +100 New
AG
48
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4K – – –
PG
49
Patten Group
Tennessee
$4K – – –
SEI Investments
50
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3K -$2.53K -50 -49%
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

55 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $20.9M — down 25% from $27.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new EIS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.98M. The largest seller was Xponance, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.9M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q3 2017, up from 50 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $20.9M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.98M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Xponance, an estimated $5.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.