• During the first quarter of 2019, the value of the public's financial assets portfolio increased by approximately NIS 161 billion (4.4 percent), to about NIS 3.8 trillion at the end of the quarter.
 
  • Increases in the balance of the public's holdings of shares in Israel, government bonds, and cash and deposit components were prominent.
 
  • The balance of the asset portfolio managed by institutional investors increased in the first quarter of 2019 by approximately NIS 85 billion (5.2 percent), to about NIS 1.72 trillion.
 
  • Institutional investors’ rate of exposure to foreign assets increased by about 0.2 percentage points, while in parallel, their exposure to foreign currency also increased by approximately 0.2 percentage points.
 
  • The value of the asset portfolio managed by mutual funds in Israel increased by about NIS 14.8 billion in the first quarter of 2019.​

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