‎Non-institutional foreign ownership excluding Aramco down to 10.30% last week

‎Non-institutional foreign ownership excluding Aramco down to 10.30% last week

Non-institutional foreign investors cut their ownership in Tadawul-listed equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, to 10.30%, or SAR 299.91 billion, in the week ended Jan. 12, from 12.13% in the week before, market data showed.

The ownership of non-institutional foreign investors is represented by swap holders, residents and qualified foreign investors (QFIs).

GCC investors' ownership in Saudi equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, remained unchanged at 1.71% of total market cap, or SAR 49.9 billion, in the week ended Jan. 12.

Foreign investors’ ownership, including strategic partners, in Saudi equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, dropped from 12.17% to 12.01%, or SAR 349.75 billion.

Meanwhile, institutional foreign investors, excluding Saudi Aramco, accounted for 1.71%, or SAR 49.8 billion, of the total foreign ownership in the Saudi market for the same week.