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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $525M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 8

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $448M → $525M (+$76.6M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 58 (+3)

1.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.55% → 71.74% (-1.8%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 21

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.45%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
18
Reduced
21
Closed
8
Calls
$4K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$4K
Net Calls Change
+$798K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$24.1M
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$17.5M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$12.3M
4
Ensign Peak Advisors
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
+$10.2M
5
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
+$4.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$27.5M
2
IC
Iconiq Capital
California
-$14.8M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$12.7M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$7.12M
5
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$2.95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SMDAM
26
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$2.77M +$292K +8,930 +13%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.44M +$2.22M +67,813 New
PAM
28
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.27M – – –
SAM
29
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$2.05M -$252K -7,700 -12%
SG Americas Securities
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.8M +$1.29M +39,468 +372%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.74M +$154K +4,700 +11%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
32
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$1.69M -$1.14M -34,917 -43%
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.49M +$1.35M +41,368 New
6M
34
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.38M +$104K +3,179 +9%
FCC
35
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
$1.29M +$314K +9,600 +36%
AAMU
36
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$1.19M -$73.1K -2,237 -6%
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.14M +$786K +24,046 +316%
NAM
38
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$1.12M +$92.9K +2,843 +10%
TF
39
Trek Financial
Arizona
$1.01M +$922K +28,221 New
BCV
40
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$814K +$740K +22,650 New
MSL
41
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$793K -$1.23M -37,616 -63%
Arrowstreet Capital
42
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$757K +$688K +21,060 New
DS
43
DRW Securities
Illinois
$540K -$2.95M -90,398 -86%
DILIC
44
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$485K – – –
SC
45
Solstein Capital
California
$421K -$204K -6,230 -35%
PI
46
PineBridge Investments
New York
$388K -$268K -8,200 -43%
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$366K -$417K -12,753 -56%
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$294K +$267K +8,183 New
PFA
49
Peak Financial Advisors
Colorado
$292K +$266K +8,132 New
EARNEST Partners
50
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$29K +$26.1K +800 New
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KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

58 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $525M — up 17% from $448M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new KSA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), opening a new position worth an estimated $24.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $27.5M.

  • 58 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2021, up from 55 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $525M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 8 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $24.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $27.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.