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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
DAM
51
Deltec Asset Management
New York
$1.95M -$19.6K -500 -1%
HighTower Advisors
52
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.9M -$7.29K -186 -0.4%
SG Americas Securities
53
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.82M -$523K -13,352 -24%
SC
54
Solstein Capital
California
$1.78M -$3.65K -93 -0.2%
VI
55
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$1.74M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
56
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.65M – – –
SEI Investments
57
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.58M +$775K +19,762 +113%
CI Investments Inc
58
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$1.55M +$72.8K +1,856 +5%
Millennium Management
59
Millennium Management
New York
$1.38M – – –
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
60
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$1.3M – – –
RCG
61
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$1.27M -$9.33M -237,863 -89%
SOW
62
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$1.18M -$43.1K -1,100 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
63
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.13M +$828K +21,124 +375%
KIA
64
Knollwood Investment Advisory
Maryland
$1.1M – – –
MSAGDF
65
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$1.07M -$79K -2,016 -7%
NP
66
NS Partners
United Kingdom
$1.07M – – –
SIGI
67
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$949K +$879K +22,429 New
IC
68
Innealta Capital
Texas
$947K +$877K +22,374 New
HSBC Holdings
69
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$889K – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
70
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$781K -$12.1K -308 -2%
N
71
Nuveen
North Carolina
$759K – – –
DS
72
DRW Securities
Illinois
$623K +$105K +2,680 +22%
GCM
73
Gallacher Capital Management
Colorado
$614K +$6.43K +164 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
74
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$602K -$3.86M -98,381 -87%
BCV
75
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$555K -$31.5K -803 -6%
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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.