Non-institutional foreign ownership ex-Aramco unchanged at 9.83% last week

Non-institutional foreign investors kept their ownership unchanged in Tadawul-listed equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, at 9.83%, or SAR 334.9 billion, in the week ended April 3, market data showed.

 

The ownership of non-institutional foreign investors is represented by swap holders, residents, and qualified foreign investors (QFIs), while excluding the strategic stakes held by founders.

 

 

 

GCC investors' ownership in Saudi equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, increased from 2.16% to 2.17% of total market cap, amounting to SAR 73.9 billion by the end of the week.

 

 

 

Foreign investors’ ownership in Saudi equities, including strategic partners and excluding Saudi Aramco, fell from 11.38% to 11.37%, or SAR 387.3 billion, for the week.

 

 

Meanwhile, institutional foreign investors, excluding Saudi Aramco, accounted for 1.54%, or SAR 52.4 billion, of the total foreign ownership in the Saudi market for the same week, according to Argaam’s data.