Assets of Saudi public, private investment funds grow 5% to SAR 551.2 bln in Q1 2022

12/06/2022 Argaam Special
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The total value of assets held by public and private investment funds in Saudi Arabia grew by 5% to SAR 551.2 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2022.

  

The number of investment funds rose to 786 by the end of the three-month period, the highest on record, including 253 and 533 public and private funds, respectively, according to a report issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA). 

 

The investment funds include a group of securities, selected based on specific criteria that achieve the fund's investment objectives and divided into public and private funds.

 

Profits generated by an investment fund are usually capital gains, which are profits resulting from any improvement or change in prices of invested securities, in addition to dividends, if any.

 

The number of subscribers to Saudi investment funds stood at 517,400 in Q1 2022, down from 534,600 by the end of Q4 2021.

 

Investment Funds

Period

Funds

Number of Funds

Number of Subscribers

(000)

Asset Values
(SAR bln)

Q4 2021

Public

256

529.3

227.2

Private

495

5.3

296.5

Total

751

534.6

523.7

Q1 2022

Public

253

508.8

215.68

Private

533

8.6

335.5

Total

786

517.4

551.2

Change

 

+5%

(3%)

+5%

 

In terms of investment type, the value of assets held by money markets represented 55% of the total public funds’ assets, with nearly SAR 117.75 billion.

 

Public Funds Arranged by Investment Type (Q1 2022)

Asset Class

Number of Funds

Number of Subscribers

Value of Assets
(SAR bln)

Money Markets

43

34,668

117.75

Debt Instruments

14

2,148

31.40

Equity

125

142,885

28.26

REITs

17

281,455

23.57

Real Estate

8

6,962

6.70

Multi-Assets

6

2,002

2.70

Holding

22

6,732

2.66

ETFs

6

12,415

1.56

CEFs

1

17,987

0.59

Waqf

9

1095

0.46

Feeder

1

317

0.02

Commodity

1

139

0.01

Total

253

508,805

215.68

 
 

The value of assets held by equity and real estate funds stood at SAR 206.5 billion and SAR 98.7 billion, respectively, accounting for 91% of private funds’ total assets.

 

Private Funds Arranged by Investment Type (Q1 2022)

Asset Class

Number of Funds

Number of Subscribers

Value of Assets
(SAR bln)

Equity

229

2,954

206.48

Real Estate

182

3,297

98.69

Multi-Assets

77

387

13.32

Debt Instruments

16

1,081

12.67

Money Markets

5

96

2.38

Financing

20

673

1.55

Feeder

2

80

0.41

Commodity

2

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Total

533

8,568

335.50

 

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