iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
KSA
98 hedge funds and large institutions have $737M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
1,782% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $207K | Put options by funds: $11K
211% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 9
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 81 → 98 (+17)
9.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.31% → 83.75% (-9.6%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 34
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $951M → $737M (-$215M)
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$15.9M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.96M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.48M |
| 4 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$4.54M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$27.8M |
| 2 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$26M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$23.7M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$22.6M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$20.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1.42M | -34,574 | Closed |
|
|
SIGI
102
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Dublin,
Ireland
| – | -$617K | -15,040 | Closed |
|
103
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$554K | -13,522 | Closed |
|
|
FCC
104
Florin Court Capital
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$234K | -5,715 | Closed |
|
|
PI
105
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$227K | -5,530 | Closed |
|
|
BIP
106
Blueprint Investment Partners
Greensboro,
North Carolina
| – | -$154K | -3,759 | Closed |
|
107
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | -$27K | -682 | Closed |
|
KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
98 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $737M — down 23% from $951M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new KSA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Causeway Capital Management, cutting an estimated $27.8M.
- 98 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2022, up from 81 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $737M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2022, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $15.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Causeway Capital Management, an estimated $27.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.