Tadawul: Net foreign buys up to SAR 43.5 bln in 2022, Saudis net sells at SAR 5.5 bln

09/01/2023 Argaam Special
Tadawul trading screen

Tadawul trading screen


Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) were net purchasers of SAR 43.49 billion worth of stocks on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in 2022, up 70% from SAR 25.54 billion in 2021, according to data issued by Tadawul.

 

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

 

Net Foreign Trading on Tadawul Since 2015 (SAR bln)

Period

Value

2015

(4.30)

2016

(1.19)

2017

(5.23)

2018

2.83+

2019

91.18+

2020

18.75+

2021

25.54+

2022

43.49+

 

Foreign investors bought SAR 316.95 billion worth of shares and sold shares at a total value of SAR 273.45 billion in 2022.

 

Foreign investors recorded the highest purchases in March at SAR 14.87 billion.  

 

Foreign Investors Trading Value in 2022

Month

Purchases

(SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net traded value

(SAR bln)

January

19.96

14.06

+5.89

February

24.16

16.84

+7.32

March

44.65

29.78

+14.87

April

30.56

25.60

4.96+

May

42.69

40.52

2.17+

June

24.29

25.01

(0.71)

July

14.33

17.69

(3.36)

August

24.62

21.17

3.45+

September

19.96

21.56

(1.61)

October

24.71

19.49

5.22+

November

28.86

23.61

5.25+

December

18.16

18.12

0.04+

Total

316.95

273.45

+43.49

 

Net sells of Saudi individuals in all categories amounted to SAR 5.45 billion in 2022, compared to SAR 22.26 billion a year earlier.

 

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

 

Net Saudi Investor Trading Since 2015 (SAR bln)

Period

Value

2015

(64.79)

2016

(105.29)

2017

(73.10)

2018

(97.31)

2019

(42.17)

2020

(31.76)

2021

(22.26)

2022

(5.45)

 

Net purchases by Saudi investors stood at SAR 1.181 trillion, against net sells worth SAR 1.187 trillion.

 

January recorded the highest net retail sells worth SAR 7.26 billion.

 

Saudi Individuals Trading Value in 2022

Month

Purchases

(SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net traded value

(SAR bln)

January

114.24

121.51

(7.26)

February

113.68

115.89

(2.20)

March

161.64

162.83

(1.19)

April

134.75

135.72

(0.97)

May

103.89

101.54

2.35+

June

103.59

99.23

4.36+

July

65.24

65.29

(0.05)

August

119.42

119.32

(0.10)

September

70.14

71.71

(1.57)

October

76.52

81.48

(4.96)

November

64.20

62.73

+1.46

December

54.58

50.08

+4.49

Total

1181.89

1187.33

(5.46)

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