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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.8M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 11

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 59 (+3)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.1M → $40.8M (-$7.29M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 11

28.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.17% → 33.52% (-29%)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.36%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
9
Reduced
11
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$4.31M
2
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$1.71M
3
CI
CX Institutional
Indiana
+$1.56M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$1M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$797K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$11.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.09M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.01M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.24M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFA
26
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$322K -$71.2K -1,300 -18%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$321K +$30K +548 +11%
JIR
28
James Investment Research
Ohio
$229K +$14.8K +270 +7%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$229K +$224K +4,097 New
US Bancorp
30
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$118K – – –
NFG
31
Next Financial Group
Texas
$104K +$102K +1,863 New
FANJ
32
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$90K – – –
IF
33
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$82K +$37.8K +690 +89%
SWP
34
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$74K +$72.6K +1,325 New
EMG
35
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$70K +$68.1K +1,244 New
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$67K +$9.31K +170 +16%
Fifth Third Bancorp
37
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$64K – – –
CDIA
38
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$62K +$60.2K +1,100 New
EA
39
Elm Advisors
California
$52K +$50.6K +925 New
CAG
40
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$38K +$38.3K +699 New
GIC
41
GFI Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$24K -$27.4K -500 -54%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$17K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
43
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
SIAP
45
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
WAM
46
Watermark Asset Management
California
$11K – – –
RE
47
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$8.12K – – –
APA
48
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$8.06K – – –
NPP
49
New Potomac Partners
Maryland
$8K – – –
AssetMark Inc
50
AssetMark Inc
California
$8K +$7.39K +135 New
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

59 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $40.8M — down 15% from $48.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new EIS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.31M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.6M sold.

  • 59 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q3 2018, up from 56 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $40.8M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.31M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.