Tadawul: QFIs net buyers by SAR 33 bln in 9M 2022, Saudis net sellers of SAR 6.45 bln

Tadawul trading screen

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) were net purchasers of SAR 32.98 billion worth of stocks on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) during the first nine months of 2022, up 94% from SAR 17 billion in the year-ago period, according to data issued by Tadawul.

QFIs bought a total of SAR 245.22 billion worth of shares and sold some others at a total value of SAR 212.23 billion in the nine-month period.

QFIs include SWAP holders, qualified investors, resident investors, discretionary portfolio management (DPMs) and strategic partners.

March recorded the second highest value of net foreign purchases of SAR 14.87 billion. The table below shows the value of shares traded by foreign investors in the Saudi market during the first nine months of 2022:

Net sales of Saudi individuals of all categories amounted to SAR 6.45 billion in 9M 2022, compared to SAR 24.07 billion a year earlier.

Net purchases by Saudi investors stood at SAR 986.59 billion, against net sales worth SAR 993.04 billion.

Saudi investors include retail, high-net-worth and individual professional investors as well as individual DPMs.

January recorded the highest net retail sales of SAR 7.26 billion during the nine-month period, as follows: