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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
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107 hedge funds and large institutions have $624M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 107 (+4)

7.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.66% → 79.02% (-7.6%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $804M → $624M (-$180M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
107
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.88%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
25
Reduced
40
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13M
2
Korea Investment Corp
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
+$8M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$6.45M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$6.45M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$3.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$135M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$65.3M
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$21.6M
4
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$17.4M
5
CI
CX Institutional
Indiana
-$14.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Russell Investments Group
26
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$6.96M -$741K -18,900 -10%
A
27
AJOVista
Massachusetts
$6.71M +$6.21M +158,420 New
GI
28
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$6.24M -$737K -18,811 -11%
CCA
29
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$5.64M -$443K -11,291 -8%
Macquarie Group
30
Macquarie Group
Australia
$5.43M +$393K +10,019 +8%
Comerica Bank
31
Comerica Bank
Texas
$5.15M – – –
YCM
32
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$5.15M – – –
VU
33
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$5.09M +$59.8K +1,525 +1%
PAS
34
Point72 Asia (Singapore)
Singapore
$5.05M +$4.68M +119,400 New
Prudential Financial
35
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.16M -$666K -17,000 -15%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
36
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.96M +$22.5K +574 +0.6%
Wellington Management Group
37
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$3.78M +$3.21M +81,892 +1,123%
NONA
38
Ninety One North America
New York
$3.65M -$1.35M -34,534 -29%
PAM
39
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.53M +$382K +9,745 +13%
NAM
40
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$3.29M +$220K +5,600 +8%
BCI
41
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.97M -$458K -11,687 -15%
OPS
42
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$2.97M -$458K -11,687 -15%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.76M -$2.76M -70,442 -52%
FCC
44
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
$2.54M +$153K +3,897 +7%
SAM
45
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$2.5M -$7.84K -200 -0.3%
Susquehanna International Group
46
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.44M +$1.01M +25,855 +81%
AIMCA
47
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$2.42M – – –
Aberdeen Group
48
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$2.07M -$804K -20,514 -30%
Marshall Wace
49
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.07M +$1.91M +48,834 New
Man Group
50
Man Group
United Kingdom
$1.98M +$1.83M +46,700 New
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KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

107 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $624M — down 22% from $804M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KSA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $135M.

  • 107 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2023, up from 103 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $624M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $135M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.