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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
BTI
76
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$493K +$14.8K +377 +3%
Citigroup
77
Citigroup
New York
$491K -$379K -9,671 -45%
Fidelity Investments
78
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$458K -$6.74K -172 -2%
BBVA
79
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$422K +$391K +9,973 New
DILIC
80
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$368K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
81
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$360K – – –
Barclays
82
Barclays
United Kingdom
$339K – – –
PE
83
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
$305K +$282K +7,200 New
Amundi
84
Amundi
France
$283K +$259K +6,600 New
Invesco
85
Invesco
Georgia
$281K -$149K -3,793 -36%
Calamos Advisors
86
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$260K – – –
RJFSA
87
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$241K +$223K +5,700 New
RJA
88
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$224K +$4K +102 +2%
CG
89
Caprock Group
Idaho
$207K +$191K +4,879 New
NPT
90
National Philanthropic Trust
Pennsylvania
$205K +$189K +4,833 New
Jane Street
91
Jane Street
New York
$201K -$2.68M -68,262 -93%
WCM Investment Management
92
WCM Investment Management
California
$60.4K – – –
NA
93
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$48K +$44.5K +1,135 New
Bank of Montreal
94
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$31.8K -$2.16M -55,149 -99%
CAM
95
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$24K – – –
Osaic Holdings
96
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$21K -$488K -12,454 -96%
Simplex Trading
97
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$11K +$10.9K +278 New
ASN
98
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$10.9K +$10.1K +258 New
OSAM
99
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$10.4K +$9.61K +245 New
SWM
100
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$8.51K +$78 +2 +1%
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4
5

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.