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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $589M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

192% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $586K | Put options by funds: $201K

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 16

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6066 (+6)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $549M → $589M (+$39.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.36%64.59% (-0.77%)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
$586K
Puts
$201K
Net Calls
+$385K
Net Calls Change
-$64K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$181M -$5.66M -139,721 -3%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$78.7M +$1.89M +46,619 +3%
PPA
3
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$44.7M +$10.5M +259,184 +32%
UBS AM
4
UBS AM
Illinois
$31M +$567K +14,000 +2%
Northern Trust
5
Northern Trust
Illinois
$22.5M -$5.36M -132,266 -20%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
6
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$22.1M +$6.11M +150,700 +40%
CCM
7
Causeway Capital Management
California
$20.1M +$3.62M +89,472 +23%
Ensign Peak Advisors
8
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$19.2M +$142K +3,508 +0.8%
AIMCA
9
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$16.7M +$16.2M +400,000 New
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13.7M -$10.7M -264,269 -45%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
11
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$10.9M +$10.4M +256,807 +7,689%
DCM
12
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$10.6M +$3.02M +74,500 +42%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.3M
GI
14
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$8.37M +$262K +6,469 +3%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$8.36M +$8.1M +200,000 New
Prudential Financial
16
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.9M +$281K +6,929 +4%
VI
17
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$7.03M
AI
18
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$7M +$708K +17,487 +12%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
19
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$6.34M
CCA
20
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$6.08M -$78.8K -1,946 -1%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5.92M +$4.94M +121,944 +619%
VU
22
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$4.78M
Macquarie Group
23
Macquarie Group
Australia
$4.52M
Comerica Bank
24
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.5M +$2.71K +67 +0.1%
SMDAM
25
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$3.48M -$53.9K -1,330 -2%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

66 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $589M — up 7.2% from $549M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new KSA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), opening a new position worth an estimated $16.2M. The largest seller was Virginia Retirement Systems, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.9M sold.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2021, up from 60 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $589M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $16.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Virginia Retirement Systems, an estimated $20.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.