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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $341M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5,867% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $101M | Put options by funds: $1.7M

567% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 3

175% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 4

125% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $152M → $341M (+$190M)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

65% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2643 (+17)

11.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.98%84.01% (+11%)

Holders
43
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+65.38%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
20
Increased
11
Reduced
4
Closed
3
Calls
$101M
Puts
$1.7M
Net Calls
+$99.5M
Net Calls Change
+$99.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AGM
1
Alpine Global Management
New York
$59.3M +$54.9M +1,727,939 +3,197%
VMPIC
2
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$49.9M
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$41.3M +$39.4M +1,239,800 New
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$31.4M +$29.9M +941,548 New
O
5
Ossiam
France
$26.8M +$25.6M +805,000 New
ACM
6
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$18.3M +$17.4M +549,427 New
Nomura Holdings
7
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$15.4M +$14.6M +460,014 New
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.7M +$13M +410,355 +79,526%
HT
9
HAP Trading
New York
$12.8M +$12.2M +382,998 New
CM
10
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$8.32M +$7.94M +250,000 New
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$6.89M +$6.57M +207,000 New
BCM
12
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$5.57M +$5.31M +167,397 New
Victory Capital Management
13
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$5.42M
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.05M -$1.78M -56,127 -27%
P3I
15
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$4.81M +$2.91M +91,610 +174%
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$4.54M +$2.84M +89,585 +192%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.4M +$764K +24,058 +22%
Macquarie Group
18
Macquarie Group
Australia
$4.33M +$4.13M +130,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.9M -$371K -11,681 -9%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.73M +$532K +16,753 +26%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.62M +$2.46M +77,559 +6,331%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.22M +$1.74M +54,776 +462%
BCM
23
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$2.03M +$1.94M +61,009 New
PAM
24
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.99M
Verition Fund Management
25
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$1.31M +$816K +25,693 +186%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

43 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $341M — up 125% from $152M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KSA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alpine Global Management, adding an estimated $54.9M. The largest seller was Tibra Equities Europe, exiting entirely with an estimated $66.5M sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2019, up from 26 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $341M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 125% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Alpine Global Management, an estimated $54.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Tibra Equities Europe, an estimated $66.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.