iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
KSA
74 hedge funds and large institutions have $831M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
310% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 10
144% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $341M → $831M (+$490M)
72% more funds holding
Funds holding: 43 → 74 (+31)
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 14
12.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.01% → 96.44% (+12%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$157M |
| 2 |
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Helsinki,
Finland
|
+$53.5M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$48.7M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$45.1M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$44.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$41.3M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$24.2M |
| 3 |
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
|
-$21.1M |
| 4 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$15.4M |
| 5 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
-$8.86M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
76
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$41.3M | -1,239,800 | Closed |
|
|
77
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$15.4M | -460,014 | Closed |
|
|
CM
78
Caption Management
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
| – | -$8.32M | -250,000 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
79
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
| – | -$5.57M | -167,397 | Closed |
|
|
IG
80
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| – | -$666K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
CLOS
81
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| – | -$264K | -7,925 | Closed |
|
82
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$83K | -2,500 | Closed |
|
|
S
83
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$23K | -684 | Closed |
|
|
SWM
84
SeaCrest Wealth Management
Purchase,
New York
| – | -$11K | -338 | Closed |
|
KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
74 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $831M — up 144% from $341M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new KSA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), exiting entirely with an estimated $41.3M sold.
- 74 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q2 2019, up from 43 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $831M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 144% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $157M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO), an estimated $41.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.