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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $743M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.44%102.77% (+6.3%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $831M → $743M (-$88M)

28% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7453 (-21)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

84% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
53
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-28.38%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
29
Reduced
17
Closed
25
Calls
$384K
Puts
Net Calls
+$384K
Net Calls Change
-$129M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$139M -$10.5M -331,850 -7%
VMPIC
2
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$94.2M
Prudential Financial
3
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$78.7M +$36M +1,134,484 +78%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$61.8M +$21.7M +684,554 +51%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$55.4M +$43.3M +1,366,362 +302%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
6
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$30M +$17.3M +544,984 +124%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$29.5M +$14.4M +453,900 +89%
O
8
Ossiam
France
$24.4M
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.9M -$24.2M -762,122 -51%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
10
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$21.6M +$11.9M +376,839 +114%
UBS AM
11
UBS AM
Illinois
$20.1M +$7.89M +249,100 +61%
Mackenzie Financial
12
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$19.1M +$14.8M +467,900 +292%
Vanguard Group
13
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$18.4M +$19.1M +602,200 New
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$16.5M +$17.2M +541,298 New
Fiera Capital (Canada)
15
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$15.5M +$10.7M +336,835 +196%
VRS
16
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$14.5M +$8.66M +273,100 +135%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$10.9M +$4.2M +132,413 +59%
State Street
18
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.14M -$13.5M -425,669 -61%
CCM
19
Causeway Capital Management
California
$7.11M +$4.95M +156,068 +110%
Macquarie Group
20
Macquarie Group
Australia
$6.09M +$3.32M +104,900 +110%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
21
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$6M +$3.26M +102,900 +110%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6M +$4.31M +135,874 +223%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
23
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$4.8M +$1.19M +37,500 +31%
SBH
24
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$4.62M +$2.19M +69,016 +84%
GI
25
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$3.49M +$1.66M +52,310 +83%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

53 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $743M — down 11% from $831M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of KSA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $43.3M. The largest seller was Alpine Global Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.1M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2019, down from 74 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $743M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $43.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Alpine Global Management, an estimated $38.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.