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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $549M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5860 (+2)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $525M → $549M (+$24.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 22

6.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.74%65.36% (-6.4%)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
20
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
$449K
Puts
Net Calls
+$449K
Net Calls Change
+$445K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$176M +$3.12M +82,207 +2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$72.4M +$5.49M +145,000 +9%
PPA
3
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$32M +$4.45M +117,407 +17%
UBS AM
4
UBS AM
Illinois
$28.6M +$735K +19,400 +3%
Northern Trust
5
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26.5M -$2.46M -64,990 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$23.3M -$2.72M -71,769 -11%
VRS
7
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$20.9M -$947K -25,000 -4%
Ensign Peak Advisors
8
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$18M +$1.44M +37,985 +9%
CCM
9
Causeway Capital Management
California
$15.5M -$255K -6,723 -2%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
10
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$14.9M -$13.6M -358,900 -49%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.73M -$16.2M -426,685 -63%
GI
12
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$7.61M +$2.28M +60,070 +45%
Prudential Financial
13
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.18M -$653K -17,220 -9%
DCM
14
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$7.05M +$6.78M +178,842 New
VI
15
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$6.63M -$1.04M -27,553 -14%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
16
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$5.98M +$30.3K +800 +0.5%
AI
17
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$5.92M +$5.69M +150,103 New
CCA
18
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$5.81M +$189K +4,996 +4%
Mackenzie Financial
19
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$5.43M -$10.2M -270,250 -66%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.18M +$4.98M +131,402 New
VU
21
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$4.51M +$39.6K +1,045 +0.9%
Victory Capital Management
22
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$4.42M +$4.25M +112,035 New
Korea Investment Corp
23
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$4.3M
Macquarie Group
24
Macquarie Group
Australia
$4.25M -$1.29M -33,976 -24%
VMPIC
25
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$4M

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

60 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $549M — up 4.7% from $525M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new KSA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Driehaus Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.78M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q2 2021, up from 58 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $549M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $6.78M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.