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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.3M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 58 (-4)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 16

74% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $37.3M (-$109M)

86.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 113.57% → 27.43% (-86%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
58
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
16
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SLAM
Swiss Life Asset Management
+$2M
2
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$676K
3
TYCC
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
+$359K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$333K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$267K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
-$105M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.23M
3
CI
CX Institutional
Indiana
-$2.02M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.95M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFA
26
Pettinga Financial Advisors
Indiana
$236K – – –
JIR
27
James Investment Research
Ohio
$221K – – –
CIM
28
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$206K +$203K +3,815 New
AG
29
Advisor Group
Arizona
$147K -$22K -414 -13%
Acadian Asset Management
30
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$127K -$339K -6,375 -73%
US Bancorp
31
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$114K – – –
FANJ
32
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$86K – – –
IF
33
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$79K – – –
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$77K +$37.3K +700 +97%
EMG
35
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$67K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
36
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$62K – – –
CDIA
37
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$60K +$58.6K +1,102 New
HAM
38
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$56K – – –
NFG
39
Next Financial Group
Texas
$40K -$62.6K -1,177 -61%
NFH
40
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$40K +$39.5K +743 New
AIA
41
Alera Investment Advisors
Illinois
$22K – – –
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$16K -$14.4K -270 -47%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
43
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$12K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11K -$5.53K -104 -34%
SIAP
45
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
46
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$11K +$10.9K +205 New
SBL
47
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$10K +$9.85K +185 New
NPP
48
New Potomac Partners
Maryland
$8K – – –
RE
49
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$7.84K – – –
APA
50
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$7.79K – – –
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

58 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $37.3M — down 74% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of EIS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Swiss Life Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2M. The largest seller was Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania, exiting entirely with an estimated $105M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q1 2019, down from 62 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $37.3M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 74% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Swiss Life Asset Management, an estimated $2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania, an estimated $105M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.