iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
KSA
43 hedge funds and large institutions have $341M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
5,867% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $101M | Put options by funds: $1.7M
567% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 3
175% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 4
125% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $152M → $341M (+$190M)
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
65% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 43 (+17)
11.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.98% → 84.01% (+11%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
|
+$54.9M |
| 2 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$39.4M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$29.9M |
| 4 |
O
Ossiam
Paris,
France
|
+$25.6M |
| 5 |
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Arlington Heights,
Illinois
|
+$17.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TEE
Tibra Equities Europe
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$66.5M |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$10.3M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.76M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.78M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$371K |
KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
43 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $341M — up 125% from $152M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KSA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Alpine Global Management, adding an estimated $54.9M. The largest seller was Tibra Equities Europe, exiting entirely with an estimated $66.5M sold.
- 43 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2019, up from 26 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $341M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 125% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Alpine Global Management, an estimated $54.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Tibra Equities Europe, an estimated $66.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.