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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $532M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 14

1.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.29%93.04% (-1.2%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6252 (-10)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $777M → $532M (-$245M)

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
52
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-16.13%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
22
Reduced
14
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$164M +$37.1M +1,349,351 +24%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$52.8M +$4.97M +181,000 +9%
Prudential Financial
3
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$50.3M -$1.15M -42,000 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$48.7M +$7.94M +288,823 +17%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$40.1M +$24.3M +885,883 +112%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$27.7M +$18.7M +679,980 +142%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
7
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$23.9M
UBS AM
8
UBS AM
Illinois
$18M +$1.15M +42,000 +6%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.6M +$1.35M +49,299 +9%
VRS
10
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$13M +$1.76M +64,000 +13%
Bank of Montreal
11
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.7M -$18.7M -682,300 -62%
CCM
12
Causeway Capital Management
California
$7.8M
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
13
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$7.25M +$536K +19,500 +7%
Mackenzie Financial
14
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$6.89M +$898K +32,700 +13%
Franklin Resources
15
Franklin Resources
California
$4.99M +$668K +24,308 +13%
AL
16
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$4.54M +$2.72M +98,919 +109%
BCV
17
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$3.59M
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.29M +$2.96M +107,689 +363%
Vanguard Group
19
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.64M -$15.5M -563,098 -84%
VMPIC
20
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$2.43M -$82.1M -2,987,605 -97%
CCA
21
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2.27M +$2.61M +94,892 New
Macquarie Group
22
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2.16M +$22K +800 +0.9%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.12M +$2.33M +84,757 +2,119%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
24
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.95M -$934K -34,007 -29%
Comerica Bank
25
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.76M

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

52 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $532M — down 32% from $777M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of KSA and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.1M. The largest seller was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, cutting an estimated $82.1M.

  • 52 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2020, down from 62 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $532M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $82.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.