Non-institutional foreign ownership excluding Aramco unchanged at 9.99% last week

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Non-institutional foreign investors’ ownership in Tadawul-listed equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, was unchanged at 9.99%, or SAR 319.5 billion, in the week ended Aug. 11, compared with the previous week, market data showed.

The ownership of non-institutional foreign investors is represented by swap holders, residents and qualified foreign investors (QFIs).

GCC investors' ownership in Saudi equities, excluding Saudi Aramco, fell to 1.72% during the same week, bringing the value of their total ownership to SAR 55 billion.

Foreign investors’ ownership in Saudi equities, including strategic partners and excluding Saudi Aramco, dropped to 12.09%, or SAR 386.5 billion, from 12.10%, for the week ended Aug. 11.

Meanwhile, institutional foreign investors, excluding Saudi Aramco, accounted for 2.09%, or SAR 67 billion, of the total foreign ownership in the Saudi market for the same week.