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iShares MSCI Israel ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6258 (-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: 10 (-1)

Holders
58
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
7
Reduced
16
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIBC Asset Management
1
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M +$676K +12,694 +7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.61M +$267K +5,011 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.35M -$575K -10,802 -20%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.33M
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.18M -$1.33M -25,056 -38%
SLAM
6
Swiss Life Asset Management
$2.03M +$2M +37,503 New
Axa
7
Axa
France
$1.56M
CCA
8
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$1.45M -$84.8K -1,593 -6%
MRC
9
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$1.45M -$84.8K -1,593 -6%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$879K -$15.5K -291 -2%
ST
11
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$807K
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$749K -$2.23M -41,825 -75%
TYCC
13
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$730K +$359K +6,750 +100%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$589K +$333K +6,258 +135%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$515K -$1.95M -36,567 -79%
IFS
16
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$513K -$4.2K -79 -0.8%
CCM
17
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$503K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$437K +$20.9K +393 +5%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
19
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$404K
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$384K -$696K -13,074 -65%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$322K
EWA
22
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$315K
BFA
23
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$311K
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$285K -$1.6K -30 -0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$248K +$6.92K +130 +3%

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.