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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $589M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

192% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $586K | Put options by funds: $201K

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 16

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6066 (+6)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $549M → $589M (+$39.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.36%64.59% (-0.77%)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
$586K
Puts
$201K
Net Calls
+$385K
Net Calls Change
-$64K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SC
51
Solstein Capital
California
$290K +$120K +2,964 +75%
Osaic Holdings
52
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$202K +$5.83K +144 +3%
UBS Group
53
UBS Group
Switzerland
$193K -$32.6K -805 -15%
Bank of Montreal
54
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$187K +$87.9K +2,169 +94%
JIR
55
James Investment Research
Ohio
$106K +$103K +2,545 New
Simplex Trading
56
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$69K
PI
57
PineBridge Investments
New York
$50K
Morgan Stanley
58
Morgan Stanley
New York
$35K -$203 -5 -0.6%
EARNEST Partners
59
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$33K
PNC Financial Services Group
60
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13K +$12.2K +300 New
SBL
61
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$10K +$9.8K +242 New
4FG
62
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$9K -$446 -11 -5%
SWM
63
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$8K
RTL
64
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
$8K +$7.58K +187 New
CFA
65
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$3K +$2.92K +72 New
ED
66
Exane Derivatives
France
$1.13K
VRS
67
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
-$20.9M -530,715 Closed
Mackenzie Financial
68
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$5.43M -137,650 Closed
Victory Capital Management
69
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$4.42M -112,035 Closed
VMPIC
70
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
-$4M -101,459 Closed
Federated Hermes
71
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.04M -26,395 Closed
TF
72
Trek Financial
Arizona
-$957K -24,279 Closed
Wolverine Trading
73
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$223K -5,596 Closed

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

66 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $589M — up 7.2% from $549M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new KSA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), opening a new position worth an estimated $16.2M. The largest seller was Virginia Retirement Systems, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.9M sold.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2021, up from 60 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $589M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $16.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Virginia Retirement Systems, an estimated $20.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.