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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

105 hedge funds and large institutions have $554M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 20

94% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $132K

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 11

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $477M → $554M (+$76.8M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98105 (+7)

5.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.75%80.96% (+5.2%)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
48
Reduced
20
Closed
11
Calls
$256K
Puts
$132K
Net Calls
+$124K
Net Calls Change
-$366K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$79.6M +$1.05M +25,400 +1%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
2
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$66.2M +$66.3M +1,599,548 New
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$33.8M +$2.62M +63,304 +8%
MC
4
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$32.9M +$2.15M +51,912 +7%
MIP
5
Mondrian Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$28.1M +$5.88K +142 +0%
Ensign Peak Advisors
6
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$24.8M
Fisher Asset Management
7
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$24.2M +$4.31K +104 +0%
Allspring Global Investments
8
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$18M -$268K -6,479 -1%
RhumbLine Advisers
9
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$16.1M +$2.3M +55,459 +17%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.6M +$1.93M +46,670 +14%
SMDAM
11
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$14.6M +$978K +23,602 +7%
CCM
12
Causeway Capital Management
California
$13M +$4.09M +98,832 +46%
Ninety One (UK)
13
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$12.7M +$4.1K +99 +0%
Korea Investment Corp
14
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$11.6M +$734K +17,724 +7%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.84M -$435K -10,504 -4%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
16
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$9.8M
Man Group
17
Man Group
United Kingdom
$9.05M +$8.68M +209,660 +2,330%
Schroder Investment Management Group
18
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$8.96M -$5.48M -132,364 -38%
Wellington Management Group
19
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$8.56M +$6.35M +153,215 +285%
Neuberger Berman Group
20
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$7.04M +$252K +6,092 +4%
Comerica Bank
21
Comerica Bank
Texas
$6.61M +$304K +7,348 +5%
YCM
22
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$6.61M +$303K +7,311 +5%
PE
23
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
$6.22M +$1.08M +26,100 +21%
CCA
24
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$5.35M +$209K +5,056 +4%
VU
25
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
$5.14M +$38.9K +940 +0.8%

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

105 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $554M — up 16% from $477M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new KSA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.3M. The largest seller was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), cutting an estimated $15.5M.

  • 105 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q1 2025, up from 98 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $554M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 11 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, an estimated $66.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), an estimated $15.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.