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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $539M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9

4.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.04% → 97.42% (+4.4%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 53 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $532M → $539M (+$7.17M)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.92%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
9
Calls
$2K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2K
Net Calls Change
+$2K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.84M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$6.04M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.02M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$5.99M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$5.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$48.7M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$17M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$13.7M
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$6.06M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$4.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VMPIC
26
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$2.67M – – –
Comerica Bank
27
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.35M +$378K +14,726 +20%
FTUS
28
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.16M +$2.1M +81,928 New
Susquehanna International Group
29
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.77M +$1.04M +40,660 +154%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
30
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.75M -$391K -15,210 -19%
OMC
31
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.69M +$1.65M +64,178 New
MSL
32
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.57M +$293K +11,400 +24%
SAM
33
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.51M -$10.3K -400 -0.7%
PAM
34
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.49M +$553K +21,529 +61%
SMDAM
35
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$1.28M +$184K +7,175 +17%
Franklin Resources
36
Franklin Resources
California
$1.08M -$4.33M -168,455 -81%
6M
37
6 Meridian
Kansas
$974K -$32.8K -1,276 -3%
AAMU
38
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$938K +$248K +9,669 +37%
Nomura Asset Management
39
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$671K -$118K -4,600 -15%
Verition Fund Management
40
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$642K +$626K +24,389 New
NAM
41
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$532K +$77.1K +3,000 +17%
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
$516K – – –
HSBC Holdings
43
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$368K – – –
DILIC
44
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$355K – – –
Deutsche Bank
45
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$83K +$80.9K +3,150 New
CAAS
46
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$21K +$1.75K +68 +10%
Pacer Advisors
47
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$13K -$13.4K -520 -50%
Osaic Holdings
48
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$7K -$13.5K -527 -67%
CAN
49
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4K +$4.24K +165 New
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3K -$3.53M -137,275 -100%
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KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

53 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $539M — up 1.3% from $532M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new KSA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 20 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.84M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $48.7M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q2 2020, up from 52 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $539M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.84M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $48.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.