# ION Asset Management

ION Asset Management is an Asset Manager based in Herzliya, Israel.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Asset Manager
- **Headquarters:** Herzliya, Israel
- **Region:** Middle East
- **Address:** Herzliya, Israel
- **Founded:** 2006
- **Assets under management:** Undisclosed
- **Website:** www.ion-am.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ion-asset-management

## Regulatory record

- **CRD number:** 342243
- **SEC file number:** 802-136304
- **Registration status:** Registered
- **Reports private funds:** Yes
- **IAPD record:** https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/342243

## About

ION Asset Management is an Israel-based investment management company with AuM of ~US$2 billion. Founded in 2006, it offers five separately-managed strategies including ION Long Short Fund, ION Tech Fund, ION Crossover Partners, ION Macro Fund and ION Private Equity. It uses a bottom-up approach and proprietary fundamental research and is deeply rooted in the local ecosystem. It is the only firm in Israel managing funds focused on public equities as well as funds dedicated to investing in private companies.

## Sectors

- Technology
- Healthcare
- Consumer Goods & Retail

## People

- Jonathan Half — Chief Executive Officer

## Questions

### Who runs investment decisions at ION Asset Management?

Jonathan Half serves as Chief Executive Officer and is a co-founder of the firm, which he established in 2006. He leads the investment committee alongside a compact team of analysts and portfolio managers based in Herzliya, Israel. The firm's decision-making is concentrated and research-driven, following a fundamental long-short equity and credit framework.

### Does ION participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?

ION invests directly in public equities and credit instruments rather than making commitments to external private funds. The firm runs concentrated portfolios where each position is the result of internal fundamental research. It does not operate as a fund-of-funds or an LP in external managers.

### What geographies does ION target for its long-short equity book?

While based in Israel, ION deploys capital globally, with a primary focus on North America and Europe, and selective exposure to Asia. The firm is not a local-market specialist — it uses Israel as a talent and analytical base to invest across developed and select emerging-market exchanges.

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