TASI: Foreign institutions offload SAR 386.7M stocks last week

Foreign institutions accounted for 37.1% of buy transactions and 38.4% of sell trades on TASI last week


Foreign institutions on the Main Market (TASI) were net sellers of stocks worth SAR 386.7 million during the week ended May 14, the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) said in its latest weekly report.
 
Foreign institutions accounted for 37.1% of total buy transactions and 38.4% of total sell trades on TASI.
 
In contrast, foreign individual investors were net sellers of shares worth around SAR 23.6 million.
 

Saudi individuals were net sellers of shares worth SAR 1.19 billion, including SAR 393.4 million by high-net-worth individual investors, SAR 721.1 million by qualified individual investors, SAR 63.5 million by managed individual portfolios, in addition to SAR 9 million by retail individual investors.

Saudi corporates were net buyers of shares worth SAR 1.44 billion, mainly driven by companies, which recorded net purchases of about SAR 956.3 million, followed by investment funds at SAR 133.7 million, government entities at SAR 219.2 million, and managed portfolios at SAR 126 million.

 

Ownership by Nationality and Investor Type - (SAR mln)

 

Investor Type

Total Buys

Total Sells

Net Investment

Saudi Investors

Retail

7533.13

7542.09

(8.96)

High-Net-Worth Investors

4689.56

5082.96

(393.39)

Individual Professional Investors

1189.20

1910.32

(721.12)

Individual DPMs

295.72

359.19

(63.47)

Total (Retail)

13707.62

14894.56

(1186.94)

Corporates

2185.45

1229.11

956.34

Mutual Funds

1285.78

1152.12

133.67

Government Entities

242.56

23.33

219.23

Institutional DPMs

376.10

250.05

126.04

Total (Corporate Investors)

4089.89

2654.60

1435.28

Total (Saudi Investors)

17797.50

17549.17

248.34

GCC Investors

Individuals

89.69

64.27

25.41

Corporates

379.53

252.96

126.57

DPMs

38.32

29.94

8.38

Total (GCC Investors)

507.53

347.17

160.36

Foreign Investors

Retail

587.10

610.70

(23.60)

Institutions

11215.21

11601.91

(386.71)

SWAP Holders

17.56

17.30

0.26

DPMs

75.56

74.21

1.34

Strategic Investors

--

--

--

Total (Foreign Investors)

11895.42

12304.13

(408.70)

Total

30200.46

30200.46

30200.46

 

Traded Value by Investor Classification (SAR bln)

Investor Type

Total Buys

Total Sells

Net Investment

Institutional

17.30

16.90

0.40

Non-Institutional

12.90

13.30

(0.40)

Total

30.20

30.20

--

 

Definition of Investors in TASI

Saudi Individuals

Retail

Saudi individuals, excluding high-net-worth investors and individual professional investors.

High-Net-Worth Investors

Saudi individuals whose average portfolio size is SAR 1 million or more over the past 12 months, excluding individual professional investors.

Individual Professional Investors

Saudi individuals whose portfolio size is SAR 50 million or more over the past 12 months, with an annual portfolio turnover not exceeding four times.

Individual DPMs

Investment portfolios of Saudi individuals managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager), who manages them at their discretion in accordance with the management agreement signed between the parties.

Saudi Institutions

Corporates

Saudi companies holding a commercial registration and authorized to trade in the Saudi capital market.

Mutual Funds

Investment funds licensed by the Capital Market Authority

Government Related Entities

Government bodies and funds, as well as companies wholly owned by the government.

Institutional DPMs

Investment portfolios of Saudi institutions managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager), who manages them at their discretion in accordance with the management agreement signed between the parties.

GCC Investors

Individuals

Natural persons holding the nationality of a GCC member state.

Corporates

Legal entities whose majority capital is owned by GCC nationals or governments and hold the nationality of a GCC member state.

DPMs

Investment portfolios of GCC individuals and institutions managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager), who manages them at their discretion in accordance with the management agreement signed between the parties.

Foreign Investors

SWAP Holders

Licensed persons authorized to enter into swap agreements to transfer the economic benefits of companies listed on the Saudi capital market to their clients.

Foreign Residents

Residents or former residents of Saudi Arabia or GCC countries, and others, excluding QFIs, swap agreements, DPMs, and strategic investors.

QFIs

Foreign investors qualified to invest in the Saudi capital market in accordance with the rules governing investment by qualified foreign financial institutions in listed shares.

DPMs

Investment portfolios of foreign individuals and institutions managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager), who manages them at their discretion in accordance with the management agreement signed between the parties.

Strategic Partners

Foreign investors holding a strategic stake in a listed company and not classified under other investor categories.

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