ISRAVanEck Israel ETF
Seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the BlueStar Israel Global Index.
By VanEck · Launched 2013
Annual Cost
0.59%
#3,001 of 5,562 · average
Fund Size
$167M
#2,445 of 5,562 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+35.4%
Track Record
12 years
#1,088 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,339+33.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
BlueStar Israel Global Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 53.4% of fundmoderately concentrated
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
10.5%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM
8.4%
Bank Hapoalim BM
7.2%
CyberArk Software Ltd
6.1%
Elbit Systems Ltd
4.9%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
4.4%
State Street Global Advisors
3.2%
Israel Discount Bank Ltd
3.2%
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd
3.0%
Phoenix Financial Ltd
2.6%
Asset allocation
Stocks
100.0%
By sector
Financial Services
37.0%
Technology
23.4%
Healthcare
11.3%
Industrials
10.4%
Utilities
5.7%
Real Estate
4.7%
Energy
1.9%
Consumer Cyclical
1.9%
Other
3.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
21.2%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-45.0%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.91Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.34Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the BlueStar Israel Global Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in securities that comprise the Israel Index, which includes publicly traded Israeli companies. The Fund uses a passive investment approach to replicate the Index's performance, without attempting to outperform it or taking defensive positions inconsistent with its objective.
- Inception date
- June 25, 2013
- Fund family
- VanEck
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Data updated on 2026-06-19