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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

98 hedge funds and large institutions have $737M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,782% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $207K | Put options by funds: $11K

211% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 9

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8198 (+17)

9.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.31%83.75% (-9.6%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 34

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $951M → $737M (-$215M)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
98
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+20.99%
% of All Funds
1.58%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
28
Increased
30
Reduced
34
Closed
9
Calls
$207K
Puts
$11K
Net Calls
+$196K
Net Calls Change
+$212K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$167M -$20.6M -510,377 -10%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$71M -$20.2M -498,491 -21%
Neuberger Berman Group
3
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$43.7M -$4.23M -104,586 -8%
Schroder Investment Management Group
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$41.9M -$15.8M -389,642 -26%
Northern Trust
5
Northern Trust
Illinois
$35.5M +$3.04M +75,171 +9%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28M +$15.9M +392,132 +112%
MC
7
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$26.7M -$4.15M -102,563 -13%
COLIM
8
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$20.4M -$664K -16,432 -3%
CCM
9
Causeway Capital Management
California
$18.9M -$27.8M -686,905 -58%
UBS AM
10
UBS AM
Illinois
$18.6M +$146K +3,600 +0.7%
Ensign Peak Advisors
11
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$17.8M +$36.4K +900 +0.2%
Korea Investment Corp
12
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$15.2M
PP
13
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$14.4M -$1.13M -27,874 -7%
AM
14
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
$14.3M +$15.3M +378,499 New
DCM
15
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$13.3M -$10.7M -264,895 -43%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.8M +$4.16M +102,826 +43%
AIMCA
17
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$12.3M -$2.94M -72,700 -18%
AI
18
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$10.9M +$2.75M +68,003 +31%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.65M -$23.7M -585,626 -70%
Ninety One (UK)
20
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$8.45M -$26M -643,364 -74%
Allspring Global Investments
21
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$7.41M +$4.54M +112,300 +134%
SMDAM
22
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$7.09M +$882K +21,820 +13%
OMC
23
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$6.49M +$6.96M +172,087 New
GI
24
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$6.09M -$1.27M -31,388 -16%
Marshall Wace
25
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$5.93M -$47.9K -1,185 -0.7%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

98 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $737M — down 23% from $951M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new KSA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Causeway Capital Management, cutting an estimated $27.8M.

  • 98 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2022, up from 81 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $737M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2022, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $15.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Causeway Capital Management, an estimated $27.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.