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About VanEck Israel ETF
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Inception date
Jun 25, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Van Eck Associates Corp.
Distributor
Van Eck Securities Corp.
ISIN
US92189F6354
ISRA targets Israeli companies of all cap sizes regardless of listing venues, this will explain exposure to companies outside Israel. To be considered as an Israeli company, the index provider, BlueStar, will select stocks based on a range of quantitative and qualitative factors such as: location of headquarters, percentage of revenue or long-lived assets in Israel, location of incorporation and tax jurisdiction, location of R&D facilities, and location of the companys management team and Board of Directors. Besides liquidity and market cap screens, various exclusionary screens are applied: REITs, and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange-listed Limited Partnerships, OTC securities, holding companies (in general) are excluded. At each semi-annual rebalance, index constituents will be capped at 10% and will be finalized by BlueStars Index Advisory Committee.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Finance
Stocks99.74%
Technology Services34.46%
Finance33.64%
Electronic Technology9.65%
Health Technology7.59%
Utilities3.15%
Retail Trade1.91%
Process Industries1.78%
Energy Minerals1.45%
Industrial Services1.36%
Communications1.08%
Consumer Durables0.76%
Transportation0.65%
Consumer Non-Durables0.58%
Producer Manufacturing0.53%
Commercial Services0.52%
Consumer Services0.25%
Non-Energy Minerals0.24%
Health Services0.16%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.26%
Cash0.26%
Stock breakdown by region
Middle East87.46%
North America11.55%
Europe0.77%
Asia0.22%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ISRA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 34.46% stocks, and Finance, with 33.64% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Middle East region.
ISRA top holdings are Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. and CyberArk Software Ltd., occupying 8.11% and 7.99% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ISRA last dividends amounted to 0.53 USD. The year before, the issuer paid 0.66 USD in dividends, which shows a 26.23% decrease.
ISRA assets under management is 107.91 M USD. It's fallen 3.15% over the last month.
ISRA fund flows account for 2.37 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ISRA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.99%. The last dividend (Dec 24, 2024) amounted to 0.52 USD. The dividends are paid annually.
ISRA shares are issued by Van Eck Associates Corp. under the brand VanEck. The ETF was launched on Jun 25, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
ISRA expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ISRA follows the BlueStar Israel Global Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ISRA invests in stocks.
ISRA price has risen by 5.60% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 41.04% increase. See more dynamics on ISRA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.18% over the last month, showed a 9.37% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 44.65% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.18% over the last month, showed a 9.37% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 44.65% in a year.
ISRA trades at a premium (0.13%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.