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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $457M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

7.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.42% → 89.96% (-7.5%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 48 (-5)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $539M → $457M (-$82.1M)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
48
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-9.43%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
15
Closed
12
Calls
$2K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2K
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IC
Iconiq Capital
California
+$9.56M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$7.83M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$4.94M
4
Korea Investment Corp
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
+$4.03M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$41.9M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$29.1M
3
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
-$26.3M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$16.4M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAM
26
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.87M +$183K +6,493 +11%
SMDAM
27
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$1.85M +$383K +13,635 +28%
MSL
28
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.77M – – –
Franklin Resources
29
Franklin Resources
California
$1.67M +$457K +16,257 +41%
SAM
30
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.61M -$79.9K -2,842 -5%
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.53M -$7.63M -271,295 -84%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.17M -$4.15M -147,586 -79%
Renaissance Technologies
33
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.13M +$1.07M +38,100 New
AAMU
34
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$1.09M +$34.9K +1,240 +3%
6M
35
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.07M -$23.1K -820 -2%
Nomura Asset Management
36
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$757K – – –
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$583K +$225 +8 +0%
NAM
38
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$570K -$28.1K -1,000 -5%
PI
39
PineBridge Investments
New York
$564K +$534K +19,000 New
DILIC
40
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$401K – – –
MS
41
Maven Securities
Jersey
$338K +$320K +11,400 New
Pacer Advisors
42
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$29K +$12.7K +450 +88%
CAAS
43
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$23K – – –
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19K +$17.5K +624 New
Osaic Holdings
45
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$11K +$3.21K +114 +44%
ED
46
Exane Derivatives
France
$4.46K +$1.91K +68 +83%
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3K -$85.5K -3,042 -97%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
– -$26.3M -999,691 Closed
Invesco
49
Invesco
Georgia
– -$16.4M -622,632 Closed
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$13M -480,500 Closed
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KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

48 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $457M — down 15% from $539M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of KSA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Iconiq Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.56M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $41.9M.

  • 48 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2020, down from 53 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $457M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Iconiq Capital, an estimated $9.56M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $41.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.