On the eve of the Jewish New Year, the Bank of Israel announces that the Israeli public (households and the business sector) holds about NIS 3.9 trillion in financial assets,

 Based on an analysis of revised data to the end of the second quarter of 2019

 

 

 

  • During the second quarter of 2019, the value of the public's financial assets portfolio increased by approximately NIS 96 billion (2.5 percent), to about NIS 3.9 trillion at the end of the quarter.
  • Increases in the balance of the public's holdings of shares and bonds in Israel were prominent, in contrast with declines in the public's holdings of these instruments abroad.
  • The balance of the asset portfolio managed by institutional investors increased in the second quarter of 2019 by approximately NIS 57 billion (3.3 percent), to about NIS 1.78 trillion.
  • Institutional investors’ rate of exposure to foreign assets declined by about 0.6 percentage points, while in parallel, their exposure to foreign currency also declined by approximately 0.5 percentage points.
  • The value of the asset portfolio managed by mutual funds in Israel increased by about NIS 10.2 billion in the second quarter of 2019.