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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $604K

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 11

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 30

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $448M → $477M (+$29.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 106107 (+1)

7.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.12%64.46% (-7.7%)

Holders
107
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.94%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
34
Reduced
30
Closed
11
Calls
$1.09M
Puts
$604K
Net Calls
+$489K
Net Calls Change
-$1.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$56.3M +$19.7M +514,207 +57%
Northern Trust
2
Northern Trust
Illinois
$53.7M -$4.42M -115,607 -8%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$44M +$11M +287,755 +35%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.5M +$5.28M +138,006 +37%
ClearBridge Investments
5
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$19.9M -$30.7M -803,157 -62%
Ninety One (UK)
6
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$19.3M -$3.53M -92,310 -16%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$19M -$16.5M -430,821 -47%
SMDAM
8
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$16.5M +$919K +24,032 +6%
Ensign Peak Advisors
9
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$15.6M -$1.35M -35,201 -8%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.8M +$12.3M +321,276 +634%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.8M +$4.95M +129,346 +67%
RhumbLine Advisers
12
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$12.3M -$1.57M -40,978 -12%
OMC
13
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$12.2M +$225K +5,886 +2%
Allspring Global Investments
14
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$11.1M -$115K -3,011 -1%
SP
15
SIH Partners
Delaware
$10.2M +$7.26M +189,707 +283%
Wellington Management Group
16
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.03M +$844K +22,071 +11%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.2M -$94.5K -2,470 -1%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.37M +$3.76M +98,166 +113%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$7.27M +$6.79M +177,414 +3,226%
Prudential Financial
20
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.2M +$1.14M +29,800 +24%
Neuberger Berman Group
21
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$5.75M +$863K +22,554 +18%
NAM
22
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$5.3M +$207K +5,400 +4%
VU
23
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$5.13M
Korea Investment Corp
24
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$5.08M
Fifth Third Bancorp
25
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$5.08M +$4.89M +127,808 New

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

107 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $477M — up 6.5% from $448M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new KSA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $19.7M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $30.7M.

  • 107 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2026, up from 106 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $477M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 11 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $19.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2026 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $30.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.