Retail investors on Tadawul hit 4.7 mln in Q3

04/12/2018 Argaam Special

 

The number of retail investors on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) stood at 4.72 million by the end of the Q3 2018, with 3.72 million males, and nearly 1 million females, data from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) showed.

 

The number of retail investor portfolios reached 9.75 million in Q3, almost double the number of investors.

 

Number of Retail Investors at Listed Companies

At year end

Male

Female

Total

Number of retail investment portfolios*

2013

3.47

0.87

4.33

7.75

2014

3.54

0.92

4.46

8.03

2015

3.60

0.95

4.55

8.67

2016

3.64

0.97

4.61

9.21

2017

3.68

0.99

4.67

9.37

Q3 2018

3.72

1.00

4.72

9.75

*Existing Portfolios whether they contain stocks or not.

 

Saudi retail investors owned SAR 490.8 billion worth of stocks by the end of Q3, accounting for 26 percent of the total market value that hit SAR 1.89 trillion.

 

Individual professional investors and high net-worth investors owned stocks worth SAR 263.03 billion and SAR 148.1 billion, respectively. 

 

Ownership of government-related entities in Saudi-listed companies, which account for 40 percent of the total market value, rose 20 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 753.15 billion in Q3. 

 

Corporate ownership reached SAR 296.35 billion, while mutual funds’ ownership stood at SAR 94.25 billion in the same period.

 

Meanwhile, qualified foreign investors (QFIs) owned SAR 16.51 billion worth of stocks by the end of the third quarter – a twofold increase YoY.

 

Net Investment by Investor Type (SAR mln)

Nationality

Investor Type

Q3 2017

Q3 2018

Variation

Saudi

High Net Worth Investors

135.64

148.13

+9%

Retail

72.21

73.99

+2%

Individual Professional Investors

257.72

263.03

+2%

Individual DPMs

4.93

5.66

+15%

Corporates

285.20

296.35

+4%

Mutual Funds

177.71

94.25

(47%)

Government Related Entities (GREs)

626.98

753.15

+20%

Institutional DPMs

50.52

129.16

+156%

GCC

Individuals

3.05

3.07

+1%

Institutions

33.19

35.55

+7%

DPMs

0.71

0.84

+18%

Foreign

SWAP Holders

10.89

13.58

+25%

Foreign Resident

4.33

7.00

+62%

QFIs

7.23

16.51

+128%

Strategic partners

48.36

55.46

+15%

Foreign DPMs

2.56

3.22

+26%

Total

 

1,721.21

1,898.94

+10%

 

 

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