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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.3M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 61 (+7)

0.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.99% → 30.55% (-0.44%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.6M → $36.3M (-$245K)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
61
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+12.96%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
9
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$972K
2
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$789K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$544K
4
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
+$390K
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$245K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Axa
Axa
France
-$1.58M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.56M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.53M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$992K
5
NA
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
-$823K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFA
26
Pettinga Financial Advisors
Indiana
$250K – – –
C
27
Certuity
Florida
$250K +$246K +4,357 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
28
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$248K +$245K +4,328 New
CIM
29
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$222K -$3K -53 -1%
SC
30
Sepio Capital
Utah
$219K +$216K +3,826 New
GT
31
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$208K – – –
US Bancorp
32
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$120K – – –
SBSB
33
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$117K – – –
FANJ
34
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$92K – – –
IF
35
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$84K – – –
NFG
36
Next Financial Group
Texas
$72K – – –
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$58K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
38
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$52K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
39
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$50K -$15.3K -271 -24%
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$30K -$1.47K -26 -5%
BFO
41
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
$22K +$21.7K +383 New
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$21K +$16.9K +299 +433%
FWM
43
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$21K +$21.1K +373 New
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$18K +$1.13K +20 +7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
45
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
SBL
47
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$11K – – –
FA
48
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$10K +$10.1K +179 New
NPP
49
New Potomac Partners
Maryland
$9K – – –
TI
50
tru Independence
Oregon
$9K +$11.3K +200 New
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

61 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $36.3M — down 0.67% from $36.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new EIS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $972K. The largest seller was Axa, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.58M sold.

  • 61 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q4 2019, up from 54 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $36.3M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q4 2019, down 0.67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $972K added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Axa, an estimated $1.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.