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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

98 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

353% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $629K | Put options by funds: $139K

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 33

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

3.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.46%75.75% (-3.7%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $505M → $477M (-$27.4M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10498 (-6)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
98
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-5.77%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
34
Reduced
33
Closed
13
Calls
$629K
Puts
$139K
Net Calls
+$490K
Net Calls Change
-$445K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FAM
76
Fairtree Asset Management
South Africa
$204K +$207K +4,990 New
Osaic Holdings
77
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$194K +$144K +3,457 +268%
WCM Investment Management
78
WCM Investment Management
California
$57K
Bank of Montreal
79
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$30.6K
Simplex Trading
80
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$17K +$17.8K +428 New
OSAM
81
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$10K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
82
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$9K +$665 +16 +8%
NA
83
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$8.9K +$83 +2 +0.9%
SWM
84
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$8.45K +$125 +3 +1%
WAG
85
Wiser Advisor Group
Arizona
$8.39K +$83 +2 +1%
4FG
86
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$5.95K +$83 +2 +1%
Deutsche Bank
87
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.08K
Group One Trading
88
Group One Trading
Illinois
$4.08K +$4.16K +100 New
MCI
89
MRP Capital Investments
Georgia
$3.92K
TWC
90
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.51K +$2.5K +60 +231%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
91
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.31K +$3.37K +81 New
PWA
92
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$2.53K +$2.58K +62 New
PPA
93
Painted Porch Advisors
California
$2.21K +$998 +24 +80%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
94
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$2.05K -$832 -20 -29%
CA
95
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$1.8K
MCM
96
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$1.23K +$1.25K +30 New
JP Morgan Chase
97
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$286
Wells Fargo
98
Wells Fargo
California
$31
Russell Investments Group
99
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$6.08M -142,356 Closed
FCC
100
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
-$3.85M -90,200 Closed

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

98 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $477M — down 5.4% from $505M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of KSA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $13.4M.

  • 98 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2024, down from 104 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $477M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Northern Trust, an estimated $20.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2024 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.