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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,000% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.79M | Put options by funds: $617K

367% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 6

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

70% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $604M → $1.02B (+$421M)

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 19

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6889 (+21)

5.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.68%72.33% (+5.6%)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+30.88%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
28
Increased
32
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
$6.79M
Puts
$617K
Net Calls
+$6.17M
Net Calls Change
+$5.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FTUS
26
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.78M +$5.74M +126,323 +336%
CCA
27
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$7.05M +$81.8K +1,799 +1%
Bank of Nova Scotia
28
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$6.88M +$6.59M +145,000 New
VI
29
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$6.33M -$1.58M -34,678 -21%
NONA
30
Ninety One North America
New York
$6.06M -$108K -2,384 -2%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
31
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$5.68M +$5.44M +119,635 New
SMDAM
32
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$5.56M +$569K +12,521 +12%
CAM
33
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$5.55M +$3.43M +75,500 +182%
VU
34
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$5.46M +$2.23K +49 +0%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
35
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$5.21M -$1.97M -43,300 -28%
Comerica Bank
36
Comerica Bank
Texas
$5.18M
Renaissance Technologies
37
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.88M +$4.67M +102,795 New
YCM
38
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$4.87M
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.16M +$3.02M +66,466 +94,951%
Morgan Stanley
40
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.79M +$2.48M +54,496 +1,286%
AII
41
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$2.71M +$2.59M +56,998 New
SAM
42
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$2.68M
QI
43
Qtron Investments
Massachusetts
$2.58M -$143K -3,142 -5%
NAM
44
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$2.45M +$275K +6,057 +13%
Allspring Global Investments
45
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$2.27M +$330K +7,259 +18%
H6H
46
Hightower 6M Holding
Kansas
$2.02M +$1.93M +42,538 New
SG Americas Securities
47
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.98M +$1.09M +24,065 +137%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
48
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.72M
Marshall Wace
49
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.7M -$1.59M -34,959 -49%
Amundi
50
Amundi
France
$1.54M +$1.48M +32,493 New

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

89 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $1.02B — up 70% from $604M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new KSA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $97.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $9.05M.

  • 89 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2022, up from 68 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 70% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 6 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $97.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $9.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.