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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
Bessemer Group
101
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
102
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$6.77K – – –
4FG
103
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$4.93K -$196 -5 -4%
UBS Group
104
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.66K +$470 +12 +12%
Wells Fargo
105
Wells Fargo
California
$2.37K -$3.18K -81 -59%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
106
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K +$902 +23 New
TWC
107
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$43 – – –
UBS AM
108
UBS AM
Illinois
– -$21.6M -557,600 Closed
CI
109
CX Institutional
Indiana
– -$14.4M -372,535 Closed
OMC
110
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$5.33M -137,573 Closed
RAA
111
RWC Asset Advisors
Florida
– -$2.34M -60,424 Closed
BFM
112
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$387K -10,000 Closed
ASFA
113
All Season Financial Advisors
Colorado
– -$300K -7,737 Closed
LPL Financial
114
LPL Financial
California
– -$269K -6,949 Closed
MAP
115
Moody Aldrich Partners
Massachusetts
– -$252K -6,516 Closed
TSS
116
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$217K -5,590 Closed
EARNEST Partners
117
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
– -$28K -724 Closed
PTC
118
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$13.2K -342 Closed
TJHA
119
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
– -$6.47K -167 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
120
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$5.54K -143 Closed
AF
121
Allworth Financial
California
– -$1.94K -50 Closed
US Bancorp
122
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$1.4K -36 Closed
PCTC
123
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
– -$697 -18 Closed
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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.