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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.3M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 6

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 57 (+10)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $45M → $51.3M (+$6.31M)

7.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.82% → 43.91% (+7.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
57
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+21.28%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$10.2M
2
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
+$3.87M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.88M
4
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$1.3M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$596K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.4M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.24M
3
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$1.07M
4
SAM
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
-$851K
5
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
-$711K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AGA
1
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$10.7M +$10.2M +210,301 +1,085%
HA
2
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$8.06M -$1.07M -21,946 -11%
CC
3
Curian Capital
Colorado
$3.73M +$3.87M +79,746 New
SAM
4
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$3.37M -$851K -17,508 -20%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.69M -$2.24M -46,138 -44%
FHA
6
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2.31M -$275K -5,659 -10%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.23M -$382K -7,868 -14%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$1.81M +$1.88M +38,797 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.76M -$3.4M -70,021 -65%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
10
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$1.62M -$711K -14,628 -30%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.32M -$50.5K -1,040 -4%
Lazard Asset Management
12
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.25M +$1.3M +26,689 New
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$1.24M -$456K -9,391 -26%
Axa
14
Axa
France
$1.17M +$277K +5,700 +29%
IAA
15
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$679K +$197K +4,055 +39%
ZIM
16
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$579K -$354K -7,286 -37%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$573K +$596K +12,263 New
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$513K +$532K +10,960 New
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$509K +$258K +5,313 +95%
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$500K +$519K +10,689 New
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$484K – – –
BFA
22
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$419K +$63.2K +1,300 +17%
IFS
23
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$417K -$9.33K -192 -2%
TYCC
24
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$325K -$36.4K -750 -10%
VAM
25
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$318K +$29.8K +613 +10%
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

57 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $51.3M — up 14% from $45M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EIS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Accuvest Global Advisors, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.4M.

  • 57 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q4 2014, up from 47 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $51.3M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Accuvest Global Advisors, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.