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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09-30-2017
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.
Address: 4, Ef'al Street
Petach Tikva, L3  49512
Form 13F File Number: 028-17312

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Eran Czerninski
Title: CEO
Phone: 972-76-8868490
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Eran Czerninski Petach TikvaL3 10-31-2017
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
The securities reported herein are held by Migdal Insurance Company Ltd., Migdal Makefet Pension and Provident Fund Ltd., Yozma Pension Fund for Self Employed Ltd., Migdal Capital Markets (1965) Ltd. and Migdal Mutual Funds Ltd. (collectively, the "Migdal Entities"). Each Migdal Entity is a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings Ltd. ("Migdal Holdings"). The beneficial ownership in a portion of the securities covered by this report is held for members of the public through, among others, provident funds, mutual funds, pension funds and insurance policies, which are managed by Migdal Entities. This Form 13F shall not be construed as an admission by Migdal Holdings or by any of the Migdal Entities that it is the beneficial owner of any of such securities covered by this Form 13F.
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 3
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 551
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 4,224,199
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-17386 Migdal Insurance Co Ltd
2 028-17385 Migdal Makefet Pension Funds & Provident Funds Ltd
3 028-17384 Yozma Pension Fund for the Self Employed Ltd