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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $981M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,688% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.26M | Put options by funds: $294K

95% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 21

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

10.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.33%82.9% (+11%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $981M (-$43.2M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8987 (-2)

Holders
87
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.25%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
16
Increased
41
Reduced
21
Closed
16
Calls
$5.26M
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
+$4.96M
Net Calls Change
-$1.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$190M +$18.2M +390,350 +9%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$95.3M +$14.9M +319,031 +16%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$76.5M +$78.4M +1,679,770 +996%
CCM
4
Causeway Capital Management
California
$42.6M -$572K -12,257 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$38.5M +$11.3M +242,981 +35%
Neuberger Berman Group
6
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$38.1M +$41.5M +888,169 +4,229%
UBS AM
7
UBS AM
Illinois
$37.1M +$691K +14,800 +2%
MC
8
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$33.4M +$79.1K +1,694 +0.2%
COLIM
9
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$31.2M +$575K +12,325 +2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
10
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$30.1M +$1.21M +25,836 +4%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
11
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$26.3M -$9.62M -206,130 -24%
Ninety One (UK)
12
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$25.6M +$28.8M +617,786 New
RCG
13
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$23.7M +$1.03M +21,978 +4%
PP
14
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$22.6M +$25.5M +545,353 New
DCM
15
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$22M +$11.7M +251,340 +90%
Ensign Peak Advisors
16
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$19.4M +$52.9K +1,133 +0.2%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$17.4M -$1.4M -29,900 -7%
AIMCA
18
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$16.6M
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$14.4M
Korea Investment Corp
20
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$11.4M +$12.3M +262,814 +1,918%
AII
21
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M +$9.27M +198,530 +348%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.2M +$8.73M +186,927 +318%
Marshall Wace
23
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$8.18M +$7.56M +161,893 +453%
AI
24
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$8.16M -$2.73M -58,500 -23%
GI
25
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$7.97M +$135K +2,884 +2%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

87 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $981M — down 4.2% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in KSA was balanced in Q2 2022: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 41 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $78.4M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $136M sold.

  • 87 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q2 2022, down from 89 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $981M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $78.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $136M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.