iShares MSCI Israel ETF
EIS
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SLAM
Swiss Life Asset Management
Zurich,
|
+$2M |
| 2 |
CIBC Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$676K |
| 3 |
TYCC
Texas Yale Capital Corp
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$359K |
| 4 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$333K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$267K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$105M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.23M |
| 3 |
CI
CX Institutional
Auburn,
Indiana
|
-$2.02M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.95M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.33M |
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.