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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $743M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.44%102.77% (+6.3%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $831M → $743M (-$88M)

28% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7453 (-21)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

84% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
53
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-28.38%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
29
Reduced
17
Closed
25
Calls
$384K
Puts
Net Calls
+$384K
Net Calls Change
-$129M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
26
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.33M -$273K -8,606 -7%
Franklin Resources
27
Franklin Resources
California
$2.9M +$52.5K +1,657 +2%
OAM
28
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.49M -$2.33M -73,667 -47%
MSL
29
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$2.33M +$2.42M +76,320 New
Comerica Bank
30
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.26M +$298K +9,400 +14%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.73M -$1.9M -60,060 -51%
SAM
32
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.61M +$811K +25,583 +93%
ERSOT
33
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.55M +$1.23M +38,900 +324%
Millennium Management
34
Millennium Management
New York
$1M -$2.62M -82,798 -72%
SMDAM
35
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$930K +$584K +18,422 +152%
Invesco
36
Invesco
Georgia
$832K +$374K +11,800 +76%
DILIC
37
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$747K
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
38
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$733K -$10.3M -325,395 -93%
SEI Investments
39
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$606K +$282K +8,900 +81%
SG Americas Securities
40
SG Americas Securities
New York
$469K +$488K +15,400 New
NAM
41
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$460K +$238K +7,500 +99%
BWP
42
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$354K -$360K -11,370 -49%
AG
43
Advisor Group
Arizona
$299K -$1.58K -50 -0.5%
VWA
44
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$295K -$3.04K -96 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$279K +$64.2K +2,027 +28%
PPA
46
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$254K +$5.39K +170 +2%
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$239K -$857K -27,037 -78%
Verition Fund Management
48
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$203K -$343K -10,834 -62%
Pacer Advisors
49
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$107K +$37.1K +1,172 +50%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16K -$175K -5,518 -91%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

53 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $743M — down 11% from $831M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of KSA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $43.3M. The largest seller was Alpine Global Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.1M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2019, down from 74 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $743M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $43.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Alpine Global Management, an estimated $38.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.