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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
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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: 106 → 107 (+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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$19.7M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$12.3M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$11M
4
JPG
Jordan Park Group
California
+$7.51M
5
SP
SIH Partners
Delaware
+$7.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$30.7M
2
MIP
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
-$27.1M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$16.5M
4
BHCM
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
-$5.75M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$4.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
YCM
26
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$5.08M -$555K -14,500 -10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.82M +$4.64M +121,213 New
MIP
28
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$4.46M -$27.1M -707,388 -86%
PAM
29
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.28M – – –
HSBC Holdings
30
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.05M +$228K +5,967 +6%
CCA
31
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$3.91M -$442K -11,551 -11%
Renaissance Technologies
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.76M +$3.13M +81,840 +646%
JPG
33
Jordan Park Group
California
$3.44M +$7.51M +196,341 New
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.62M +$247K +6,455 +11%
CCM
35
Causeway Capital Management
California
$2.1M +$2.02M +52,898 New
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$2.07M +$1.99M +52,069 New
M&T Bank
37
M&T Bank
New York
$1.97M – – –
Aberdeen Group
38
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$1.9M – – –
SC
39
Solstein Capital
California
$1.86M – – –
Raymond James Financial
40
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$1.83M +$1.09M +28,615 +164%
Balyasny Asset Management
41
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.59M -$3.72M -97,137 -71%
N
42
Natixis
France
$1.57M +$11.9K +311 +0.8%
BCI
43
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.54M +$62.6K +1,637 +4%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
44
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.43M +$191K +5,000 +16%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
45
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.26M – – –
GCM
46
Gallacher Capital Management
Colorado
$1.26M +$116K +3,034 +11%
SEI Investments
47
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.22M -$36.6K -957 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.2M +$774K +20,231 +206%
Citadel Advisors
49
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.18M +$1.14M +29,694 New
MSAGDF
50
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$1.04M -$115K -2,998 -10%
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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.