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VanEck Israel ETF
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18 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.39M invested in VanEck Israel ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 15 → 18 (+3)

7.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.07% → 7.66% (-7.4%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 3

56% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.72M → $3.39M (-$4.33M)

Holders
18
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.48%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
2
Reduced
3
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$336K
2
KCM
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
+$288K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.48K
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$30

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EK
Evensky & Katz
Florida
-$3.98M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$703K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$17.5K
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
1
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.05M -$703K -23,192 -39%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$669K +$336K +11,106 +96%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$644K +$5.48K +181 +0.8%
KCM
4
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$281K +$288K +9,500 New
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$271K – – –
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$150K – – –
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$107K -$17.5K -578 -14%
GT
8
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$70K – – –
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$55K – – –
CPIG
10
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$46K +$47K +1,552 New
AIG
11
American International Group
New York
$30.2K – – –
US Bancorp
12
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K – – –
UFA
13
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$6K +$6.06K +200 New
NFG
14
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K – – –
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3K +$3.03K +100 New
EK
16
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$1K -$3.98M -131,220 -100%
MFS
17
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$6K -186 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
19
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$30 +1 New

ISRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

18 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Israel ETF (ISRA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.39M — down 56% from $7.72M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new ISRA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $336K. The largest seller was Evensky & Katz, cutting an estimated $3.98M.

  • 18 institutional investors held VanEck Israel ETF (ISRA) as of Q4 2014, up from 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.39M of VanEck Israel ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 56% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new VanEck Israel ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Israel ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $336K added.
  • The largest VanEck Israel ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Evensky & Katz, an estimated $3.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.