iShares MSCI Israel ETF $EIS Shares Acquired by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Israel ETF (NYSEARCA:EIS) by 98.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 28,662 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,213 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.44% of iShares MSCI Israel ETF worth $3,154,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,296,000. Marvin & Palmer Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF during the third quarter worth about $2,402,000. Mutual Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $806,000. WMG Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,278,000. Finally, Israel Discount Bank of New York acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Israel ETF during the third quarter worth about $450,000.

iShares MSCI Israel ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EIS opened at $137.69 on Friday. iShares MSCI Israel ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.90 and a fifty-two week high of $138.85. The company has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.79 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $127.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $119.21.

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.