Bluestar Israel Equity Update Third Quarter 2014 Q2 2014 in Review & Q3 2014 Outlook
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BlueStar Israel Equity Update Third Quarter 2014 Q2 2014 in Review & Q3 2014 Outlook Major Emerging and Developed Market stock indexes rose in Q2 2014. The S&P What’s Inside 500 index gained 4.69% while the MSCI EAFE and Emerging Market Indexes were up 1.74% and 5.13%, respectively Israeli Global 1. The BlueStar Israel Global Index (“BIGI”) declined 2.08% in Q2 after rising by over Equities in Q2 6% during the Q1 2014 2014 Most major global equity benchmarks sold off in early/mid April and then recovered sharply throughout the rest of the quarter. Israeli equities did not recover in line with its Developed Market peers on account of moderation in economic growth forecasts for ® 2.-4. About the BIGI this and next year, and heightened geopolitical risks Index The BlueStar Israel Global Index and the BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index (“BIGITech”) underwent their semi-annual rebalance and reconstitution. As a result of 5. Technical Analysis increased IPO activity during the first and second quarters of 2014, BIGI added a net of 12 new constituents and BIGITech added a net of four new constituents 6. About the Israeli Global Health Care stocks were the only sector to post gains in Q2, largely on BIGITech Index account of Teva and Taro Pharmaceuticals whose shares rose by 2.5% and 26%, respectively 7. Israeli Capital The poorest performing sector within the Israeli Global Equities universe was the Markets Update Consumer Discretionary sector which declined by 46 basis points in Q2. Shares of SodaStream and Fox led this sector on the downside, decreasing by 23% and 18%, respectively 8. Israeli Economic Review & Outlook Q3 2014 began with a rally which quickly gave way to geopolitical concerns as the Israeli Defense Forces battles Hamas in Gaza in order to put an end to the threat of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Additional stock market volatility resulted from a U.S. 9. Geopolitical Federal Reserve report that suggested overvaluation in some sectors of the U.S. equity Environment market. Initial Q2 corporate results have been generally strong, as has U.S. economic data. We expect economics and fundamentals to take over the spotlight as we move into the end of July and the rest of Q3. BIGI® Performance (BlueStar Israel Global Index, Jan. 2010- Jun. 2014) 190 170 150 130 TA-100 S&P 500 110 BIGI 90 70 1 © 2014 BlueStar Global Investors, LLC These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security About the BlueStar Israel Global Index The BlueStar Israel Global Index (’BIGI®’) provides a benchmark for investors to track the broadest and deepest universe of Israeli public companies. The index is constructed using BlueStar Indexes’ unique methodology and proprietary database of Israeli and Israel-linked companies. BIGI® includes the largest and most liquid companies as well as mid and small cap companies that display sufficient liquidity for global investors. The index methodology allows for the inclusion of Israeli companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange as well as other exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ. The BlueStar Israel Global Index has been created to provide investors with an investable product allowing them to quickly take advantage of both event-driven news and long-term economic trends as the economy and companies of Israel continue to evolve. Comparative Sector Weights Long- Term Returns* MSCI - FTSE Sector BIGI® TA-25 TA-100 Q2 2014 1yr. 3yrs. 5yrs. 10yrs. 15yrs. Inception1 EIS Israel Information Technology 30.8% 6.1% 1.6% 4.5% 8.1% ACWI 5.23% 23.58% 10.85% 14.88% 8.02% 4.88% 8.29% Health Care 29.9% 25.1% 27.9% 24.8% 26.0% EAFE 4.34% 24.09% 8.59% 12.27% 7.42% 5.03% 7.27% Financials 19.0% 36.6% 10.0% 31.9% 31.5% MSCI EM 6.71% 14.68% -0.06% 9.58% 12.30% 9.21% 8.34% Materials 5.4% 10.4% 3.3% 8.8% 7.3% Energy 4.5% 5.6% 2.0% 14.8% 12.0% S&P 500 5.23% 24.61% 16.58% 18.83% 7.78% 4.35% 9.35% Telecom. Services 3.4% 7.3% 2.7% 9.7% 7.1% MSCI Israel 2.41% 32.52% 0.74% 4.61% 6.47% 6.87% 6.39% Industrials 2.7% 5.0% 1.3% 2.8% 4.2% TA-100 -0.58% 24.16% 3.88% 12.32% 10.67% 8.83% 7.89% Consumer Discretionary 2.0% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 1.3% TA-25 0.78% 23.81% 4.15% 12.97% 12.56% 9.58% 8.19% Consumer Staples 1.8% 3.4% 1.0% 2.8% 2.6% Utilities 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% BlueStar -1.60% 25.95% 5.41% 13.64% 11.45% - - Source: BlueStar Global Investors LLC *Annualized Jun. 30, 2014 1Inception Date: Dec. 1992 Source: BlueStar Global Investors LLC Jun. 30, 2014 Comparative Risk (Standard Deviation of Returns)* Five Year Correlations MSCI Q2 2014 1yr. 3yrs. 5yrs. 10yrs. 15yrs. Inception1 ACWI MSCI EM EAFE S&P 500 TA-100 TA-25 Israel ACWI 2.19% 9.69% 14.26% 14.99% 16.61% 16.40% 15.41% ACWI 1.00 EAFE 1.35% 11.02% 16.30% 17.00% 18.25% 17.54% 16.69% MSCI EM 0.90 1.00 MSCI EM 5.65% 12.34% 19.49% 19.16% 23.77% 23.14% 23.45% EAFE 0.97 0.86 1.00 S&P 500 2.98% 9.47% 12.26% 13.40% 14.70% 15.39% 14.79% S&P 500 0.96 0.81 0.89 1.00 MSCI Israel 9.06% 11.43% 19.40% 18.85% 18.89% 24.18% 23.65% MSCI Israel 0.69 0.71 0.63 0.66 1.00 TA-100 4.64% 11.69% 16.79% 18.53% 21.56% 23.97% 24.14% TA-100 0.78 0.79 0.75 0.73 0.86 1.00 TA-25 3.33% 13.63% 17.44% 19.03% 21.78% 24.25% 24.20% TA-25 0.78 0.80 0.74 0.72 0.84 0.99 1.00 BlueStar 10.47% 10.68% 16.86% 18.27% 19.94% - - BlueStar 0.82 0.80 0.78 0.77 0.87 0.97 0.95 *Annualized 1Inception Date: Dec. 1992 Source: BlueStar Global Investors LLC Jun. 30, 2014 Source: BlueStar Global Investors LLC Jun. 30, 2014 2 © 2014 BlueStar Global Investors, LLC These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security BlueStar Israel Global Index Constituents and Weights Index Weight as Index Weight as Company Name Ticker Exchange Company Name Ticker Exchange of June. 30, 2014 of Jun. 30, 2014 1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries TEVA IT 12.63% 58 Mazor Robotics Ltd. MZOR IT 0.35% 2 Perrigo Company plc PRGO UN 11.23% 59 Syneron Medical Ltd ELOS UQ 0.35% 3 Check Point Software (US) CHKP UQ 6.07% 60 Rami Levi Chain Stores. RMLI IT 0.35% 4 Amdocs Ltd DOX UQ 4.74% 61 Ceva Inc CEVA UQ 0.35% 5 Bank Hapoalim BM Reg POLI IT 3.84% 62 Nova Measuring Instruments NVMI IT 0.35% 6 Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM LUMI IT 3.45% 63 Menorah Insurance Co Ltd 1 MMHD IT 0.32% 7 Stratasys Ltd SSYS UQ 3.09% 64 888 Holdings Plc 888 LN 0.32% 8 VeriFone Systems Inc PAY UN 2.46% 65 Oil Refineries Ltd ORL IT 0.32% 9 Israel Chemical Corp ICL IT 2.44% 66 Alon Usa Energy ALJ UN 0.32% 10 BEZEQ ISRAELI TELECOM CORP BEZQ IT 2.37% 67 Telit Communications Plc TCM LN 0.32% 11 VERINT SYSTEMS VRNT UQ 1.67% 68 Naphtha Israel Petroleum NFTA IT 0.30% 12 Nice Systems Ltd NICE IT 1.64% 69 Audiocodes Ltd AUDC UQ 0.30% 13 Israel Corp ILCO IT 1.44% 70 Electra (Israel) ELTR IT 0.30% 14 Playtech PTEC LN 1.35% 71 Delta-Galil Industries DELT IT 0.30% 15 Taro Pharmaceutical Industries TARO UN 1.27% 72 Shufersal Ltd. SAE IT 0.29% 16 Delek Group Ltd DLEKG IT 1.24% 73 Varonis Systems Inc VRNS UQ 0.29% 17 Opko Health Inc OPK UN 1.19% 74 Africa Israel Properties AFPR IT 0.29% 18 Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd MZTF IT 1.18% 75 Clicksoftware Technologies CKSW UQ 0.29% 19 Israel Discount Bank 0.1 DSCT IT 1.09% 76 Africa-Israel Inv Ltd AFIL IT 0.28% 20 Delek US Holdings DK UN 1.08% 77 Silicom Limited SILC UQ 0.28% 21 Elbit Systems Ltd ESLT IT 1.01% 78 Israel Phoenix Assurance 1 PHOE1 IT 0.28% 22 MELLANOX TECH MLNX UQ 0.90% 79 Perion Network Ltd PERI UQ 0.27% 23 Caesar Stone Sdot Yam Ltd CSTE UQ 0.83% 80 Matrix MTRX IT 0.27% 24 Paz Oil Company Ltd PZOL IT 0.76% 81 Formula Systems (1985) Ltd FORT IT 0.27% 25 Gazit Globe 1982 Ltd GZT IT 0.75% 82 DSP Group DSPG UQ 0.26% 26 Azrieli Group AZRG IT 0.74% 83 FIBI Hldgs FIBI IT 0.26% 27 Frutarom FRUT IT 0.72% 84 Discount Investment Corp DISI IT 0.26% 28 Osem Investment OSEM IT 0.60% 85 SafeCharge International SCH LN 0.26% 29 Ezchip Semiconduct EZCH IT 0.60% 86 Bayside LandCorp 1 BYSD IT 0.26% 30 Strauss Group STRS IT 0.58% 87 Mivtach Shamir Hldgs Ltd MISH IT 0.26% 31 Wix.com Ltd WIX UQ 0.56% 88 Magic Software Enterprises MGIC IT 0.26% 32 Radware Ltd RDWR UQ 0.54% 89 PLURISTEM THERAP PSTI UQ 0.26% 33 Harel Insurance Inv Ltd 1 HARL IT 0.53% 90 Sapiens Intl Corp SPNS UQ 0.26% 34 Cellcom Israel Ltd.