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iShares MSCI Israel ETF
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $146M invested in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

258% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.8M → $146M (+$105M)

80.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.52% → 113.57% (+80%)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 12

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 10

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 62 (+3)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.08%
% of All Funds
1.38%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
11
Reduced
10
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
+$99.2M
2
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$9.72M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.96M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.45M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.41M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.49M
3
SLAM
Swiss Life Asset Management
-$1.83M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.32M
5
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$898K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FTIOP
1
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$105M +$99.2M +1,865,791 New
CIBC Asset Management
2
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$8.86M +$9.72M +182,912 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.17M -$3.49M -65,591 -50%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.99M -$633K -11,910 -16%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.7M +$2.96M +55,687 New
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.62M +$1.57M +29,454 +119%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$2.23M +$2.45M +46,094 New
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.08M – – –
CI
9
CX Institutional
Indiana
$1.83M +$497K +9,349 +33%
Axa
10
Axa
France
$1.4M – – –
CCA
11
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$1.37M +$133K +2,498 +10%
MRC
12
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$1.37M +$133K +2,498 +10%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$977K -$82.4K -1,550 -7%
Toronto Dominion Bank
14
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$862K – – –
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$802K -$17.9K -337 -2%
ST
16
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$722K – – –
AGA
17
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$690K -$898K -16,898 -54%
IFS
18
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$463K -$15.3K -288 -3%
CCM
19
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$451K +$99.9K +1,880 +25%
Acadian Asset Management
20
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$423K +$13.3K +250 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$372K -$35.5K -667 -8%
MML Investors Services
22
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$372K +$408K +7,682 New
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
23
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$362K – – –
TYCC
24
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$327K – – –
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$288K – – –
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EIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

62 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $146M — up 258% from $40.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new EIS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania, opening a new position worth an estimated $99.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.41M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) as of Q4 2018, up from 59 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $146M of iShares MSCI Israel ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 258% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI Israel ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania, an estimated $99.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Israel ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.