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About VanEck Israel ETF
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Inception date
Jun 25, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
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.
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.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Finance
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
ISRA trades at 45.89 USD today, its price has fallen −0.20% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on ISRA price chart.
ISRA net asset value is 45.66 today — it's risen 8.24% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
ISRA assets under management is 98.25 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
ISRA price has risen by 7.67% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 25.34% increase. See more dynamics on ISRA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.24% over the last month, showed a 0.91% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 26.67% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.24% over the last month, showed a 0.91% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 26.67% in a year.
ISRA fund flows account for 8.80 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.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
ISRA invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
ISRA expense ratio is 0.59%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, ISRA isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, ISRA technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating ISRA shows the strong buy signal. See more of ISRA technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, ISRA technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating ISRA shows the strong buy signal. See more of ISRA technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, ISRA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.14%.
ISRA trades at a premium (0.50%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
ISRA shares are issued by Van Eck Associates Corp.
ISRA follows the BlueStar Israel Global Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jun 25, 2013.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.