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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $604M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 16

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $605K | Put options by funds: $425K

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6668 (+2)

2.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.59%66.68% (+2.1%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $589M → $604M (+$15M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.03%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
26
Reduced
16
Closed
16
Calls
$605K
Puts
$425K
Net Calls
+$180K
Net Calls Change
-$205K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$180M +$3.57M +84,903 +2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$77M
CCM
3
Causeway Capital Management
California
$33M +$23.4M +556,297 +116%
UBS AM
4
UBS AM
Illinois
$32.3M +$2.06M +48,900 +7%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$29M +$29.8M +709,320 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
6
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$27.4M +$5.91M +140,600 +27%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$20.8M -$1.31M -31,200 -6%
Ensign Peak Advisors
8
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$19M +$245K +5,833 +1%
AIMCA
9
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$16.4M
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$14.8M -$29.8M -708,097 -66%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
11
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$10.9M +$259K +6,153 +2%
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10.6M +$2.52M +59,995 +30%
DCM
13
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$10.4M
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.61M -$498K -11,848 -5%
GI
15
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$9.32M +$1.19M +28,324 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.01M -$4.52M -107,468 -33%
AI
17
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$7.99M +$1.17M +27,760 +17%
Prudential Financial
18
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.8M +$67.3K +1,600 +0.8%
VI
19
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
$6.87M
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
20
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$6.26M +$54.6K +1,300 +0.9%
CCA
21
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$6M +$52K +1,236 +0.8%
NONA
22
Ninety One North America
New York
$5.32M +$5.47M +130,131 New
VU
23
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$4.71M +$29.4K +700 +0.6%
Comerica Bank
24
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.57M +$967K +23,000 +29%
SMDAM
25
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$4.28M +$898K +21,361 +26%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

68 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $604M — up 2.5% from $589M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new KSA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), opening a new position worth an estimated $42.8M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $29.8M.

  • 68 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2021, up from 66 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $604M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $42.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $29.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.