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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $581M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30,050% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.21M | Put options by funds: $4K

23.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.23%101.62% (+23%)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 35

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 119113 (-6)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $645M → $581M (-$64.2M)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 21

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
113
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-5.04%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
16
Increased
42
Reduced
35
Closed
21
Calls
$1.21M
Puts
$4K
Net Calls
+$1.2M
Net Calls Change
+$1.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$63M +$2.16M +51,200 +3%
MC
2
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$30.8M +$118K +2,799 +0.4%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.5M +$19.9M +470,207 +184%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$27.3M -$1.22M -28,874 -4%
MIP
5
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$25.1M +$10.1M +239,021 +67%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$24M +$341K +8,060 +1%
Ensign Peak Advisors
7
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$23.6M -$4.36M -103,098 -15%
Allspring Global Investments
8
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$22.1M +$3.21M +75,908 +16%
MPM
9
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$20.3M +$20.2M +478,400 +2,278%
COLIM
10
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$19.5M -$14.9M -352,262 -42%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.5M -$16.5M -390,321 -46%
Ninety One (UK)
12
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$13.9M +$2.3M +54,535 +19%
Schroder Investment Management Group
13
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$13.8M -$4.84M -114,586 -25%
CI
14
CX Institutional
Indiana
$13.6M +$14.1M +334,786 +36,076%
RhumbLine Advisers
15
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$12.9M -$3.82M -90,362 -22%
SMDAM
16
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$11.4M +$800K +18,926 +7%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.8M +$10.3M +243,628 +1,115%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
18
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$9.8M
LP
19
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$9.13M +$9.5M +224,710 New
Korea Investment Corp
20
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$8.42M -$9.41M -222,532 -52%
DCM
21
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$8.16M -$2.89M -68,270 -25%
FTUS
22
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$8.15M +$6.62M +156,617 +355%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
23
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$6.83M +$6.17M +145,987 +660%
AIM
24
Avanda Investment Management
Singapore
$6.55M -$2.7M -63,830 -28%
A
25
AJOVista
Massachusetts
$6.36M

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

113 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $581M — down 9.9% from $645M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of KSA and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was MBB Public Markets, adding an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $16.5M.

  • 113 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q2 2024, down from 119 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $581M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q2 2024, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 21 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was MBB Public Markets, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.