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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $152M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.99%72.98% (+0.99%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $173M → $152M (-$21.4M)

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3326 (-7)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
26
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-21.21%
% of All Funds
0.58%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
6
Increased
8
Reduced
8
Closed
13
Calls
$217K
Puts
Net Calls
+$217K
Net Calls Change
+$217K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TEE
1
Tibra Equities Europe
United Kingdom
$66.5M -$11.5M -399,000 -15%
VMPIC
2
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$43.2M
HSBC Holdings
3
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$10.4M +$3.05M +105,891 +42%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6M +$5.99M +207,656 New
Victory Capital Management
5
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$4.7M +$4.7M +162,821 New
Barclays
6
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.76M -$995K -34,500 -21%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.72M +$3.72M +128,893 New
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.12M +$3.12M +108,043 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.88M -$34.6K -1,200 -2%
PAM
10
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.72M -$31.1K -1,080 -2%
AGM
11
Alpine Global Management
New York
$1.56M -$1.42M -49,338 -48%
P3I
12
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$1.52M -$3.43M -118,950 -69%
Millennium Management
13
Millennium Management
New York
$1.35M +$678K +23,500 +102%
RE
14
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$708K
Verition Fund Management
15
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$399K +$398K +13,804 New
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$342K -$94K -3,260 -22%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$289K +$76.3K +2,646 +36%
CLOS
18
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$235K +$7.07K +245 +3%
BWP
19
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$188K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
20
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$46K
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$35K +$28.9K +1,003 +452%
S
22
SignatureFD
Georgia
$20K +$317 +11 +2%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15K -$239K -8,287 -94%
SWM
24
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$10K +$144 +5 +2%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K +$144 +5 +2%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

26 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $152M — down 12% from $173M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of KSA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.99M. The largest seller was Tibra Equities Europe, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 26 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2018, down from 33 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $152M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.99M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Tibra Equities Europe, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.