Israel's Public Financial Assets Rise to NIS 7.62 Trillion
The value of financial assets held by Israel's public rose by approximately NIS 332 billion during the second quarter of 2026, according to new Bank of Israel data.
The total reached approximately NIS 7.62 trillion at the end of the quarter, an increase of 4.6 percent.
What the figures cover
The Bank of Israel defines the public's financial asset portfolio as financial assets held by households and the business sector, both directly and through institutional investors.
It is therefore much broader than household bank deposits alone.
Where the growth came from
The central bank said some of the largest increases during the quarter were recorded in foreign investments, cash and deposits, and corporate bonds.
Cash and deposits rose by approximately NIS 102.4 billion to NIS 2.54 trillion.
Investments abroad increased by about NIS 111 billion to NIS 1.45 trillion, with equities held abroad rising particularly sharply to approximately NIS 901 billion.
The Bank of Israel said that increase reflected a combination of rising prices and new investment.
Institutional investors and mutual funds
Assets managed by institutional investors increased by approximately NIS 198 billion, reaching around NIS 3.5 trillion.
Israeli mutual funds managed about NIS 826 billion at the end of the quarter, up roughly NIS 46 billion.
Net new investment in mutual funds was concentrated particularly in shekel money market funds and funds specializing in Israeli bonds.
What the numbers do and do not mean
The total financial asset portfolio was equivalent to approximately 348 percent of Israeli GDP at the end of the quarter.
That does not mean the average Israeli became 4.6 percent wealthier.
The statistics measure the aggregate value of financial assets and are influenced by new saving, investment flows, exchange rates and changes in asset prices. They also do not subtract household and business liabilities to calculate net wealth.
Even with those qualifications, the figures provide a useful measure of the size of Israel's private financial asset base and the growing amount managed through pensions, provident funds, insurance companies and other institutional channels.
