The only body that showed a positive return: what your training fund did in October

October was a negative month for stock markets in Israel and on Wall Street, but Mor Investment House was the only body among general training funds to post a positive return of 0.4%. The average among 11 bodies was negative at -0.2%. In the equity track, Mor led with a negative return of -0.4%, while S&P 500-linked tracks yielded an average positive return of 2.4% thanks to the strengthening of the dollar.

October 2026 was a negative month for stock markets in Israel and on Wall Street: the TA-35 index fell by 3.5% and the S&P 500 index fell by about 1%, but the dollar surged against the shekel. Among general training funds, only Mor Investment House posted a positive return of 0.4%, while the average among the 11 bodies surveyed (excluding Altshuler Shaham) was negative at -0.2%. In the equity track, Mor led with a negative return of -0.4%, and Infinity posted a similar return. In contrast, those who invested in S&P 500-linked tracks enjoyed an average positive return of 2.4%. Carmel Kani, chief investment officer of pension funds at Yelin Lapidot, noted that political uncertainty after the elections and budgetary challenges arising from security needs weigh on the Israeli market.