Bank of Israel reports public financial assets portfolio rose 4% to NIS 6.9 trillion in Q3 2025

The Bank of Israel published third-quarter 2025 figures on the public’s financial assets portfolio, showing the balance increased by about NIS 265.1 billion (4%) to around NIS 6.9 trillion. The portfolio’s share of GDP rose by about 8.8 percentage points to roughly 332.7% at quarter-end. Gains were recorded across all components, led by equities in Israel (up 6.8%, including a NIS 73.7 billion increase mainly from price rises), corporate bonds (up 6.6%), and investments abroad (up 5.9%). Cash and deposits rose by about NIS 51 billion (2.2%) to around NIS 2.32 trillion (about 34% of the portfolio); tradable corporate bonds in Israel increased by about NIS 30.4 billion to around NIS 494 billion, reflecting estimated net investments of NIS 24.5 billion alongside price effects; and tradable government bonds rose by about NIS 17.6 billion to about NIS 490.3 billion, with institutional investors’ holdings up about NIS 8 billion to NIS 363 billion. MAKAM holdings declined by about NIS 8.6 billion to around NIS 196 billion. Investments abroad increased by about NIS 73 billion to around NIS 1.32 trillion (about 19% of the portfolio), driven by foreign equities (up about NIS 69.5 billion to around NIS 781 billion, including estimated net investments of about NIS 15 billion) and a smaller rise in foreign tradable bonds (up about NIS 6.2 billion to around NIS 276 billion); the share of foreign assets edged up to 19% while the share of foreign-currency assets slipped to 24.9%. Assets managed by institutional investors (excluding mutual funds) rose by about NIS 143 billion (4.7%) to around NIS 3.2 trillion (about 46% of the total), and Israeli mutual funds’ assets increased by about NIS 46.4 billion (6.9%) to around NIS 722 billion, supported by net inflows of about NIS 24 billion mainly into domestic bond funds, shekel money market funds, and domestic equity funds.