iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
KSA
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.
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: 104 → 98 (-6)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$20.8M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$10.1M |
| 3 |
PE
Point72 Europe
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.17M |
| 4 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.82M |
| 5 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$4.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$13.4M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$9.09M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.08M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$5.49M |
| 5 |
FCC
Florin Court Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.85M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$3.33M | -77,982 | Closed |
|
|
NONA
102
Ninety One North America
New York
| – | -$2.67M | -62,460 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
103
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$2.52M | -59,008 | Closed |
|
|
DS
104
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.73M | -40,468 | Closed |
|
105
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
| – | -$1.73M | -40,444 | Closed |
|
106
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1.68M | -39,316 | Closed |
|
|
CC
107
Centiva Capital
New York
| – | -$555K | -13,000 | Closed |
|
|
YIH
108
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
| – | -$201K | -4,707 | Closed |
|
|
SS
109
Sunbelt Securities
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$184K | -4,319 | Closed |
|
|
SPIA
110
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| – | -$38K | -889 | Closed |
|
111
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$3.76K | -88 | 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.