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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
Pacer Advisors
51
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$21K +$7.88K +241 +73%
Osaic Holdings
52
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$16K -$8.04K -246 -36%
4FG
53
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$13K +$12K +368 New
Simplex Trading
54
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7K -$12.4K -379 -65%
SWM
55
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$7K +$6.21K +190 New
SFSIG
56
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$5K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
57
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3K -$16.3K -500 -88%
CAAS
58
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$2K -$16K -490 -92%
IC
59
Iconiq Capital
California
– -$14.8M -474,729 Closed
N
60
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$12.7M -408,734 Closed
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$2.01M -64,626 Closed
OMC
62
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$1.07M -34,444 Closed
HSBC Holdings
63
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$647K -20,800 Closed
FTUS
64
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$273K -8,780 Closed
Deutsche Bank
65
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$4K -133 Closed
PWPS
66
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
– -$1K -21 Closed
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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.