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- In the fourth quarter of 2024, the balance of the public’s financial assets portfolio increased by approximately NIS 244.4 billion (4.1 percent), to about NIS 6.2 trillion at the end of the year. For the year overall, the portfolio balance increased by 15 percent, notably higher than the average increase in the portfolio over the past five years (about 8 percent).
- The increase in the portfolio’s value in the fourth quarter derived mainly from increases in the balance of equities in Israel (16.8 percent) and in the balance of corporate bonds (6 percent).
- The balance of the asset portfolio managed by institutional investors increased in the fourth quarter by approximately NIS 89 billion (3.2 percent), to NIS 2.86 trillion at the end of the quarter.
- The value of the portfolio managed by mutual funds in Israel increased by approximately NIS 39.3 billion (7 percent) in the fourth quarter, to NIS 597 billion. There were net new investments, mainly in funds specializing in domestic equities and in funds specializing in foreign equities.