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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $457M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

7.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.42%89.96% (-7.5%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5348 (-5)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $539M → $457M (-$82.1M)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
48
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-9.43%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
15
Closed
12
Calls
$2K
Puts
Net Calls
+$2K
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$178M -$29.1M -1,034,642 -15%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$50.2M -$7.87M -280,000 -14%
Northern Trust
3
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28.1M +$2.86M +101,724 +12%
UBS AM
4
UBS AM
Illinois
$23.8M
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.7M -$6.93M -246,393 -24%
Prudential Financial
6
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$17.6M -$41.9M -1,489,891 -71%
VRS
7
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$15.9M +$132K +4,700 +0.9%
N
8
Nuveen
North Carolina
$12.1M +$4.94M +175,624 +75%
Mackenzie Financial
9
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$11.4M +$1.23M +43,600 +13%
IC
10
Iconiq Capital
California
$10.1M +$9.56M +340,000 New
CCM
11
Causeway Capital Management
California
$8.33M -$1.33M -47,393 -14%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.18M +$7.83M +278,408 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
13
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$7.92M +$14.6K +519 +0.2%
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.66M -$255K -9,082 -5%
Vanguard Group
15
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.54M +$548K +19,500 +15%
AL
16
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$4.53M -$980K -34,874 -19%
Macquarie Group
17
Macquarie Group
Australia
$4.27M +$513K +18,242 +15%
Korea Investment Corp
18
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$4.26M +$4.03M +143,400 New
Victory Capital Management
19
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$4.23M -$2.27M -80,710 -36%
CCA
20
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$3.6M +$128K +4,542 +4%
VU
21
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$3.36M
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.26M +$3.08M +109,689 +91,408%
VMPIC
23
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$3.01M
Comerica Bank
24
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.66M
GI
25
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$2.04M -$1.17M -41,608 -38%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

48 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $457M — down 15% from $539M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of KSA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Iconiq Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.56M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $41.9M.

  • 48 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2020, down from 53 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $457M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Iconiq Capital, an estimated $9.56M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $41.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.