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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.1M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 8

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 10

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.4M → $25.1M (+$2.76M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 53 (+3)

1.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.53% → 26.41% (+1.9%)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
13
Reduced
10
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$2.77M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.61M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.96M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$955K
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$415K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$2.06M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.56M
3
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$965K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$731K
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$383K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$3.51M +$2.61M +55,969 +284%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.76M +$2.77M +59,400 New
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.95M +$1.96M +42,039 New
SG Americas Securities
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.91M +$279K +5,989 +17%
OMC
5
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.84M +$955K +20,458 +106%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.76M +$50.4K +1,081 +3%
SLAM
7
Swiss Life Asset Management
$1.49M -$137K -2,929 -8%
Axa
8
Axa
France
$1.46M – – –
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$1.32M +$51K +1,093 +4%
CCA
10
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$689K +$170K +3,650 +33%
MRC
11
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$689K +$693K +14,853 New
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
12
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$679K -$4.67K -100 -0.7%
BCI
13
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$473K -$383K -8,200 -45%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$414K +$415K +8,889 New
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$407K -$1.56M -33,398 -79%
BFA
16
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$406K – – –
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$372K -$26.3K -564 -7%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$367K +$42.4K +908 +13%
CCM
19
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$345K – – –
TYCC
20
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$313K -$5.37K -115 -2%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$276K – – –
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$257K -$45.3K -970 -15%
YMRC
23
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$237K – – –
MFW
24
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$210K – – –
EWA
25
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$206K +$607 +13 +0.3%
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

53 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $25.1M — up 12% from $22.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EIS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.77M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.06M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q4 2016, up from 50 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $25.1M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $2.77M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $2.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.