The founder of two Israel-oriented exchange-traded funds (ETFs) argued that “cutting-edge” Israeli companies that are “leading the world in some of the most transformative technologies” remain “underowned and underdiscovered,” in an interview Thursday. Steven Schoenfeld, founder of Blue Star Indexes and creator of BIGI and BIGITech stock indexes, told ETF.com that contrary to...
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“Israel Day” was held at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, comprising a series of events highlighting Israel’s technological advancements and its outsize impact on Wall Street. The programming was organized by the America-Israel Friendship League (AIFL). “AIFL is honored that the NYSE recognizes Israel’s accomplishments as a start-up nation, not only...
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Major Jewish organizations are investing heavily in a recently launched index fund that tracks companies with a significant Israeli presence, prompting speculation that literally billions of dollars may – according to Steven Schoenfeld, the founder and CEO of the BlueStar Israel Global Index fund – “be brought into productive investment in Israel”:...
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A new index fund that tracks Israeli companies has been launched in the United States with the intent of leveraging companies that have a significant Israeli presence. The criteria for inclusion in the new BlueStar Israel Global Index fund are by design meant to be broad: To be included in...
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