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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $743M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.44%102.77% (+6.3%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $831M → $743M (-$88M)

28% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7453 (-21)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

84% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
53
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-28.38%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
29
Reduced
17
Closed
25
Calls
$384K
Puts
Net Calls
+$384K
Net Calls Change
-$129M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
51
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K -$31.6K -997 -76%
ED
52
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.5K -$6.25M -197,253 -100%
AGM
53
Alpine Global Management
New York
-$38.1M -1,155,201 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
54
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$35.2M -1,066,875 Closed
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$29.3M -887,000 Closed
CI Investments Inc
56
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$23M -697,200 Closed
ACM
57
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
-$17.7M -535,624 Closed
Bank of America
58
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$13.4M -404,896 Closed
BAPIM
59
British Airways Pensions Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$10.8M -326,115 Closed
Jane Street
60
Jane Street
New York
-$7.35M -222,500 Closed
P3I
61
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
-$5.72M -173,140 Closed
Victory Capital Management
62
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$5.38M -162,821 Closed
HT
63
HAP Trading
New York
-$3.95M -119,638 Closed
Barclays
64
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$3.33M -104,999 -100%
Balyasny Asset Management
65
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.12M -94,339 Closed
BCM
66
Bienville Capital Management
New York
-$3.01M -91,219 Closed
PAM
67
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$873K -26,450 Closed
RE
68
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
-$809K -24,500 Closed
Simplex Trading
69
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$741K -22,470 Closed
Wolverine Trading
70
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$625K -18,914 Closed
VanEck Associates
71
VanEck Associates
New York
-$495K -14,988 Closed
OMC
72
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$370K -11,192 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
73
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$293K -8,860 Closed
SC
74
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
-$265K -8,012 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
75
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$231K -7,000 Closed

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

53 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $743M — down 11% from $831M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of KSA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $43.3M. The largest seller was Alpine Global Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.1M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2019, down from 74 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $743M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $43.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Alpine Global Management, an estimated $38.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.