Tadawul: Net foreign buys up to SAR 14.2 bln in 2023, Saudis net sells at SAR 7.1 bln

11/01/2024 Argaam Special
Tadawul trading screen

Tadawul trading screen


Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) were net purchasers of SAR 14.18 billion worth of stocks on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in 2023, dipping 67% from SAR 43.49 billion in 2022, 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+

2023

+14.18

 

Foreign investors bought SAR 281.74 billion worth of shares and sold shares at a total value of SAR 267.56 billion in 2023.

 

Foreign investors recorded the highest net purchases in July at SAR 3.95 billion, while the highest net sales were in October at SAR 3.29 billion.

 

Foreign Investors Trading Value in 2023

Month

Purchases

(SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net traded value

(SAR bln)

January

18.54

17.49

+1.04

February

17.17

16.72

+0.46

March

22.04

21.80

+0.25

April

16.49

12.88

+3.61

May

28.91

28.55

+0.36

June

18.88

16.97

+1.91

July

27.46

23.51

+3.95

August

27.86

27.71

+0.15

September

23.79

23.42

+0.37

October

25.40

28.68

(3.29)

November

29.25

26.09

+3.16

December

25.95

23.74

+2.21

Total

281.74

267.56

+14.18

 

Net sells of Saudi individuals in all categories amounted to SAR 7.12 billion in 2023, compared to SAR 5.45 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)

2023

(7.12)

 

Net purchases by Saudi investors stood at SAR 847.3 billion in 2023, against net sells worth SAR 854.42 billion in 2022.

 

December recorded the highest net retail sales worth SAR 4.43 billion.

 

Saudi Individuals Trading Value in 2023

Month

Purchases

(SAR bln)

Sells

(SAR bln)

Net traded value

(SAR bln)

January

62.02

61.34

+0.69

February

46.38

44.68

+1.70

March

66.47

69.32

(2.85)

April

60.14

63.70

(3.57)

May

90.93

89.45

+1.48

June

68.49

70.60

(2.11)

July

99.41

100.19

(0.78)

August

72.37

72.67

(0.30)

September

65.92

62.23

+3.69

October

62.47

62.18

+0.28

November

72.40

73.33

(0.93)

December

80.30

84.73

(4.43)

Total

847.3

854.42

(7.12)

 

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