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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,000% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.79M | Put options by funds: $617K

367% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 6

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

70% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $604M → $1.02B (+$421M)

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 19

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6889 (+21)

5.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.68%72.33% (+5.6%)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+30.88%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
28
Increased
32
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
$6.79M
Puts
$617K
Net Calls
+$6.17M
Net Calls Change
+$5.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$200M -$9.05M -198,939 -5%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$136M +$97.9M +2,153,680 +304%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$94.2M +$4.62M +101,671 +5%
UBS AM
4
UBS AM
Illinois
$41.8M +$4.15M +91,300 +12%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
5
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$40M +$7.81M +171,700 +26%
MC
6
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$38.2M +$36.6M +805,825 New
CCM
7
Causeway Capital Management
California
$37M +$193K +4,247 +0.4%
COLIM
8
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$35.2M +$33.7M +741,370 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
9
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$32.9M +$31.4M +691,162 New
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$32.6M +$21.3M +467,377 +212%
RCG
11
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$26.1M +$25M +550,099 New
Ensign Peak Advisors
12
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$22.1M +$52.5K +1,155 +0.2%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$21.3M -$2.64M -58,000 -11%
AIMCA
14
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$19M
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16.5M +$3.99M +87,673 +34%
Arrowstreet Capital
16
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$14.6M +$10.8M +237,816 +336%
DCM
17
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$13.3M +$1.19M +26,100 +10%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$12.6M +$10.4M +229,056 +639%
OMC
19
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$12.2M +$10.5M +229,819 +849%
AI
20
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$12.1M +$2.74M +60,350 +31%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
21
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$10.5M -$2.01M -44,175 -17%
PPA
22
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.2M -$6.7M -147,235 -41%
GI
23
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$9.09M -$1.7M -37,437 -16%
Prudential Financial
24
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.53M -$496K -10,900 -6%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8M -$3.01M -66,292 -28%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

89 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $1.02B — up 70% from $604M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new KSA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $97.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $9.05M.

  • 89 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2022, up from 68 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 70% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 6 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $97.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $9.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.