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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

98 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

353% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $629K | Put options by funds: $139K

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 33

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

3.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.46%75.75% (-3.7%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $505M → $477M (-$27.4M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10498 (-6)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
98
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-5.77%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
34
Reduced
33
Closed
13
Calls
$629K
Puts
$139K
Net Calls
+$490K
Net Calls Change
-$445K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$77.6M +$20.8M +501,000 +36%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$30.7M +$3.44M +82,676 +12%
MC
3
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$30.3M +$1.66M +39,827 +6%
MIP
4
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$28.7M +$3.51M +84,471 +14%
Ensign Peak Advisors
5
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$24.4M
Fisher Asset Management
6
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$23.9M +$870K +20,925 +4%
Allspring Global Investments
7
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$18M -$1.8M -43,316 -9%
AIMCA
8
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$17.6M
Schroder Investment Management Group
9
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$14.2M -$544K -13,073 -4%
RhumbLine Advisers
10
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$13.7M +$700K +16,833 +5%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.5M -$827K -19,890 -6%
SMDAM
12
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$13.4M +$1.21M +28,997 +10%
Ninety One (UK)
13
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$12.5M -$988K -23,775 -7%
Korea Investment Corp
14
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$10.7M
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.1M -$9.09M -218,615 -47%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.94M +$10.1M +243,182 +144,751%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
17
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$9.8M
CCM
18
Causeway Capital Management
California
$8.85M +$4.52M +108,785 +101%
Neuberger Berman Group
19
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$6.73M -$43.5K -1,047 -0.6%
Comerica Bank
20
Comerica Bank
Texas
$6.23M +$644K +15,500 +11%
YCM
21
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$6.23M +$644K +15,500 +11%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
22
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$5.35M
PE
23
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
$5.08M +$5.17M +124,300 New
CCA
24
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$5.07M -$140K -3,375 -3%
VU
25
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$5.04M +$59K +1,419 +1%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

98 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $477M — down 5.4% from $505M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of KSA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $13.4M.

  • 98 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q4 2024, down from 104 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $477M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Northern Trust, an estimated $20.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q4 2024 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.