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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.1M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 6

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 54 (-4)

9.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.02% → 26.03% (-10%)

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.6M → $27.1M (-$14.5M)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
54
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-6.9%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
6
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$3.13M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$788K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$756K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$729K
5
ST
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
+$560K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$15.8M
2
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$2.31M
3
SLAM
Swiss Life Asset Management
-$1.39M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$706K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$375K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GT
26
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$87K – – –
FANJ
27
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$79K – – –
SWP
28
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$73K +$19.6K +376 +34%
Fifth Third Bancorp
29
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$57K -$1.41K -27 -2%
CDIA
30
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$54K – – –
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$51K -$14.6K -280 -21%
GIC
32
GFI Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$46K – – –
IF
33
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$38K +$20K +383 +97%
FWM
34
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$28K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
35
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$26K – – –
MOS
36
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$26K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
37
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13K +$2.08K +40 +18%
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$10K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
SIAP
40
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
WAM
41
Watermark Asset Management
California
$10K – – –
RE
42
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$7.18K – – –
APA
43
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$7.13K – – –
NPP
44
New Potomac Partners
Maryland
$7K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6K – – –
ASN
46
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K – – –
IA
47
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5K – – –
PG
48
Patten Group
Tennessee
$5K +$1.04K +20 +27%
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4K – – –
SEI Investments
50
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3K +$156 +3 +6%
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

54 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $27.1M — down 35% from $41.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of EIS and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.13M. The largest seller was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.8M sold.

  • 54 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q1 2018, down from 58 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $27.1M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $3.13M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.