UBS Group AG Acquires 25,954 Shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF $EIS

UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF (NYSEARCA:EIS) by 59.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,281 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,954 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned 1.15% of iShares MSCI Israel ETF worth $7,623,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EIS. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF by 55.1% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 17,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,278,000 after purchasing an additional 6,115 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,684,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Israel ETF by 36.9% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 11,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after buying an additional 3,078 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Israel ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $276,000. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF by 33.6% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 8,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $775,000 after buying an additional 2,055 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Israel ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EIS opened at $129.26 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Israel ETF has a 52 week low of $80.56 and a 52 week high of $136.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $969.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.79 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $124.87 and a 200-day moving average of $117.29.

iShares MSCI Israel ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Israel Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of Israeli firms. EIS was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.