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KSAISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

$34.00+0.92% vs prior close
344152-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that incorporates foreign ownership limits and is designed to measure the performance of the large-, mid- and small- capitalization segments of the Saudi Arabia market. The fund is non-diversified.

KSA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateKSA close
Jul 27, 2026$36.98
Jul 28, 2026$36.90
Jul 29, 2026$36.34
Jul 30, 2026$36.92
Jul 31, 2026$36.96
Aug 3, 2026$37.67
Aug 4, 2026$37.94
Aug 5, 2026$37.84
Aug 6, 2026$37.65
Aug 7, 2026$37.65
Aug 10, 2026$37.85
Aug 11, 2026$37.78
Aug 12, 2026$37.81
Aug 13, 2026$37.88
Aug 14, 2026$37.83
Aug 17, 2026$38.02
Aug 18, 2026$38.06
Aug 19, 2026$38.12
Aug 20, 2026$38.25
Aug 21, 2026$38.31
Aug 24, 2026$39.03
Aug 25, 2026$39.26
Aug 26, 2026$39.48
Aug 27, 2026$39.30
Aug 28, 2026$39.26
Aug 31, 2026$38.80
Sep 1, 2026$38.62
Sep 2, 2026$38.43
Sep 3, 2026$38.53
Sep 4, 2026$38.51
Sep 8, 2026$38.44
Sep 9, 2026$38.30
Sep 10, 2026$38.23
Sep 11, 2026$38.22
Sep 14, 2026$37.80
Sep 15, 2026$37.42
Sep 16, 2026$37.23
Sep 17, 2026$37.46
Sep 18, 2026$37.43
Sep 21, 2026$37.16
Sep 22, 2026$37.35
Sep 23, 2026$37.19
Sep 24, 2026$36.89
Sep 25, 2026$37.05
Sep 28, 2026$36.95
Sep 29, 2026$36.41
Sep 30, 2026$36.32
Oct 1, 2026$36.11
Oct 2, 2026$36.22
Oct 5, 2026$36.52
Oct 6, 2026$36.90
Oct 7, 2026$36.73
Oct 8, 2026$36.09
Oct 9, 2026$36.06
Oct 12, 2026$35.66
Oct 13, 2026$35.79
Oct 14, 2026$35.15
Oct 15, 2026$35.16
Oct 16, 2026$35.10
Oct 19, 2026$35.14
Oct 20, 2026$34.78
Oct 21, 2026$34.55
Oct 22, 2026$33.70
Oct 23, 2026$33.69
Oct 26, 2026$34.00

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$30M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14−$13.6MSep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19−$4MOct 26Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7−$13.6MSep 21Oct 5−$4MOct 26Jul 27Aug 24−$13.6MSep 21−$4MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27−$12.9M
Aug 3$0
Aug 10$0
Aug 17$0
Aug 24$0
Aug 31$623.4K
Sep 7−$607.4K
Sep 14$0
Sep 21−$13.6M
Sep 28$600.3K
Oct 5$61.9K
Oct 12$0
Oct 19$0
Oct 26−$4M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$3M in net outflows over the past month, about 0.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -6.6% so far this year. At 0.74% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$545Massets under management
0.74%expense ratio · $74 per $10,000 a year
−$3Mnet flow, trailing month
629Kavg daily volume, 30 days
402holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed September 16, 2015 · beta 0.51
The book at a glance
1020103010502.0%10602.8%112014.4%114011502.9%11808.1%12114.3%20102.9%20201.8%20823.0%222212.5%22801.8%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—SAR CASH(COMMITTED)0.03%———
21010RIYAD BANK3.41%———
31020BANK ALJAZIRA0.62%———
41030SEAZEN GROUP LTD0.74%———
51050BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI2.05%———
61060DAMAI ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS LTD2.83%———
71080ARAB NATIONAL BANK1.63%———
81111SAUDI TADAWUL GROUP CO0.48%———
91120AL RAJHI BANK14.42%———
101140BANK ALBILAD1.36%———
111150ALINMA BANK2.86%———
121180THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK8.14%———
131211BYD LTD H4.34%———
141212ASTRA INDUSTRIAL GROUP0.42%———
151302LIFETECH SCIENTIFIC CORP0.10%———

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Sector weights

  • Financials41.47%
  • Energy13.24%
  • Materials12.52%
  • Communication9.02%
  • Utilities4.78%
  • Health Care4.07%
  • Consumer Discretionary3.8%
  • Consumer Staples3.67%
  • Real Estate2.91%
  • Industrials2.86%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financials41.47%
Energy13.24%
Materials12.52%
Communication9.02%
Utilities4.78%
Health Care4.07%
Consumer Discretionary3.8%
Consumer Staples3.67%
Real Estate2.91%
Industrials2.86%

Country weights

  • Saudi Arabia99.92%
  • United States0.07%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Saudi Arabia99.92%
United States0.07%
Performance
1 week-2.2%
1 month-8.2%
3 months-8.3%
6 months-13.0%
YTD-6.6%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$4M
1 month−$3M
3 months−$30M
YTD−$36M
1 year−$93M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$14.3MOct−$45MNov−$12.6MDec−$9.3MJan+$35.1MFeb+$41.8MMar−$15.6MApr−$7.8MMay−$62.9MJul$0Aug−$12.9MSep−$3.9MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay−$62.9MJulAugSep−$3.9MOctOctDecFebApr−$62.9MJul−$3.9MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$14.3M
Nov−$45M
Dec−$12.6M
Jan−$9.3M
Feb$35.1M
Mar$41.8M
Apr−$15.6M
May−$7.8M
Jul−$62.9M
Aug$0
Sep−$12.9M
Oct−$3.9M
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-17.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-17.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 14.4% of the book; the top ten carry 61%. Spread across 112+ names, it behaves like roughly 18 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
5calls · latest snapshot
2Kputs · latest snapshot
347.80put/call ratio
1.8Mshares traded
The case against KSA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat KSA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-71bp on fee · 75× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-71bp on fee · 34× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-70bp on fee · 59× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-70bp on fee · 43× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-70bp on fee · 34× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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