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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $777M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 14

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5362 (+9)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $743M → $777M (+$33.6M)

8.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.77%94.29% (-8.5%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+16.98%
% of All Funds
1.22%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
21
Increased
21
Reduced
14
Closed
12
Calls
$519K
Puts
Net Calls
+$519K
Net Calls Change
+$135K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPA
51
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$264K +$5.18K +174 +2%
TI
52
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$247K +$238K +7,996 New
MS
53
Maven Securities
Jersey
$240K +$232K +7,789 New
HSBC Holdings
54
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$218K -$3.05M -102,394 -94%
Bank of America
55
Bank of America
North Carolina
$124K +$119K +4,000 New
Simplex Trading
56
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$62K +$60.1K +2,018 New
UBS Group
57
UBS Group
Switzerland
$52K +$49.6K +1,665 New
AG
58
Advisor Group
Arizona
$16K -$277K -9,289 -95%
LTFS
59
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$10K +$119 +4 +1%
Pacer Advisors
60
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4K -$101K -3,402 -97%
ED
61
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.54K
O
62
Ossiam
France
-$24.4M -805,000 Closed
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
63
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
-$21.6M -707,739 Closed
State Street
64
State Street
Massachusetts
-$8.14M -267,083 Closed
SBH
65
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
-$4.62M -151,658 Closed
OAM
66
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$2.49M -81,550 Closed
CS
67
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.73M -56,593 Closed
ERSOT
68
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
-$1.55M -50,900 Closed
Millennium Management
69
Millennium Management
New York
-$1M -32,843 Closed
SEI Investments
70
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$606K -19,869 Closed
BWP
71
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
-$354K -11,630 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
72
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$273K -9,157 Closed
Verition Fund Management
73
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
-$203K -6,652 Closed

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

62 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $777M — up 4.5% from $743M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new KSA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $28.7M. The largest seller was Ossiam, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.4M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2019, up from 53 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $777M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $28.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Ossiam, an estimated $24.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.