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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $448M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 15

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4855 (+7)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $457M → $448M (-$8.83M)

16.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.96%73.55% (-16%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $796K

Holders
55
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+14.58%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
14
Increased
18
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
$2K
Puts
$796K
Net Calls
-$794K
Net Calls Change
-$796K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$162M -$23.5M -768,337 -13%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$52.6M
Northern Trust
3
Northern Trust
Illinois
$29.7M +$214K +7,000 +0.7%
UBS AM
4
UBS AM
Illinois
$24.4M -$605K -19,800 -2%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.7M -$5.95M -194,831 -25%
VRS
6
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$16.7M
IC
7
Iconiq Capital
California
$14.8M +$4.11M +134,729 +40%
N
8
Nuveen
North Carolina
$12.7M
Mackenzie Financial
9
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$12.2M +$247K +8,100 +2%
CCM
10
Causeway Capital Management
California
$9.61M +$868K +28,415 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.93M +$263K +8,599 +3%
VI
12
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$7.8M +$7.66M +250,696 New
Prudential Financial
13
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.39M -$10.9M -356,600 -60%
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.89M +$9.93K +325 +0.2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
15
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$4.71M -$3.51M -115,000 -43%
AL
16
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$4.47M -$270K -8,838 -6%
Macquarie Group
17
Macquarie Group
Australia
$4.42M -$61.3K -2,006 -1%
CCA
18
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$4.35M +$575K +18,832 +16%
GI
19
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$3.58M +$1.4M +45,915 +66%
VU
20
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$3.53M +$9.93K +325 +0.3%
Korea Investment Corp
21
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$3.4M -$1.04M -34,200 -24%
Ensign Peak Advisors
22
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$3.33M +$3.27M +106,940 New
DS
23
DRW Securities
Illinois
$3.28M +$3.22M +105,424 New
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.21M +$1.57M +51,363 +99%
VMPIC
25
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$3.16M

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

55 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $448M — down 1.9% from $457M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new KSA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vestcor Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.66M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $23.5M.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2020, up from 48 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $448M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2020, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Vestcor Inc, an estimated $7.66M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $23.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.