Assets of Saudi investment funds rise to SAR 121 bln in Q2 2023

30/10/2023 Argaam Special
*Change since year-start.


The total value of assets held by investment funds in Saudi Arabia increased by 4% to SAR 121 billion in Q2 2023, compared to SAR 116 billion in Q1 2023, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

The rise was attributed to a 31% year-on-year (YoY) increase in foreign assets, which represent 22% of total assets, to SAR 26.7 billion. Meanwhile, local assets, which constitute 78% of the total, shed 1% to SAR 94.4 billion.

 

Total assets of open-end funds amounted to about SAR 92.9 billion, while closed-end investment funds’ total assets were valued at SAR 28.1 billion.

 

Investment Funds Assets (SAR bln)

Period

Q1 2023

Q2 2023

Change

Local assets

95.59

94.36

(1%)

Foreign assets

20.42

26.65

+31%

Total

116.01

121.01

+4%

 
 

Investment funds hold both local and foreign assets, each including shares, bonds, cash instruments, and other assets. Real estate investments are also on the list.

 

The following table indicates the assets of investment funds since 2005:

 

Development in Investment Fund Assets (SAR bln)

Period

Local Assets

Foreign Assets

Total

YoY Change

2005

115.66

21.31

136.97

+127%

2006

61.34

22.76

84.11

(39%)

2007

79.89

25.21

105.10

+25%

2008

61.26

13.55

74.81

(29%)

2009

74.14

15.41

89.55

+20%

2010

74.44

20.30

94.74

+6%

2011

64.53

17.66

82.19

(13%)

2012

69.81

18.26

88.07

+7%

2013

81.86

21.32

103.18

+17%

2014

81.87

28.84

110.71

+7%

2015

75.92

26.98

102.90

(7%)

2016

70.66

17.18

87.84

(15%)

2017

91.15

19.09

110.23

+25%

2018

93.65

18.21

111.86

+1%

2019

133.44

26.52

159.96

+43%

2020

149.56

60.16

209.72

+31%

2021

147.69

79.48

227.17

+8%

2022

101.19

24.92

126.11

(44%)

Q2 2023*

94.36

26.65

121.01

(4%)

*Change since year-start.
 

 

The number of investment funds operating in the Kingdom reached 276 by the end of Q2 2023.

 

The table below shows the development in the number of active investment funds since 2005:

 

Number of Investment Funds Since 2005

Change

No. of Operating Funds

Period

+11

199

2005

+15

214

2006

+38

252

2007

+10

262

2008

(18)

244

2009

(1)

243

2010

+6

249

2011

(9)

240

2012

(4)

236

2013

+16

252

2014

+18

270

2015

+5

275

2016

(2)

273

2017

(24)

249

2018

+4

253

2019

+1

254

2020

+2

256

2021

(1)

255

2022

+21

276

Q2 2023*

*Change since year-start.

 

The number of subscribers rose by about 166,000 to around 819,000 by the end of Q2 2023, compared to 2022-end. 

 

The development in the number of subscribers since 2005 is indicated as follows:

 

Number of Subscribers since 2005

Change

No. of Subscribers

Period

+369,927

568,284

2005

(68,316)

499,968

2006

(73,883)

426,085

2007

(51,110)

374,975

2008

(18,644)

356,331

2009

(35,916)

320,415

2010

(26,510)

293,905

2011

(18,281)

275,624

2012

(17,514)

258,110

2013

(12,079)

246,031

2014

(9,054)

236,977

2015

(12,566)

224,411

2016

+14,034

238,445

2017

+94,122

332,567

2018

(2,828)

329,739

2019

+29,155

358,894

2020

+170,418

529,312

2021

+123,557

652,869

2022

+165,631

818,500

Q2 2023*

*Change since year-start.

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