The value of assets in Saudi investment funds rose 5 percent to SAR 121.54 billion in the 3rd quarter of this year compared to the 2nd quarter, after local investment assets had increased 6 percent, according to a quarterly report by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, SAMA, obtained by Argaam.
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Investment funds’ assets (SAR billion) |
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|
Change |
Q3 2014 |
Q2 2014 |
Period |
|
+6% |
99.93 |
Local assets |
|
|
(2%) |
21.60 |
Foreign assets |
|
|
+5% |
121.54 |
115.92 |
Total |
The investment funds assets include, among other things, foreign and local shares, bonds and real estate investments.
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Investment funds’ assets since 2005 (SAR billion) |
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|
change |
total |
Foreign assets |
Local assets |
Period |
|
-- |
136.97 |
21.31 |
115.66 |
2005 |
|
(%39) |
84.11 |
22.77 |
61.34 |
2006 |
|
+25% |
105.10 |
25.21 |
79.89 |
2007 |
|
(%29) |
74.81 |
13.55 |
61.26 |
2008 |
|
+20% |
89.55 |
15.41 |
74.14 |
2009 |
|
+6% |
94.74 |
20.30 |
74.44 |
2010 |
|
(%13) |
82.19 |
17.66 |
64.53 |
2011 |
|
+7% |
88.07 |
18.26 |
69.81 |
2012 |
|
+17% |
103.18 |
21.32 |
81.86 |
2013 |
|
+18% |
121.54 |
21.60 |
99.93 |
Q3 2014 |
There were as many as 250 funds by the end of the 3rd quarter of 2014 compared to 236 by the end of 2013.
The highest number of funds was established in 2008, reaching 262 before decreasing in the following years.
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Number of investment funds since 2005 |
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|
Change |
Number of operating funds |
Period |
|
-- |
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 |
|
14+ |
250 |
Q3 2014 |
Subscribers of investment funds decreased 50% to 252,000 inverstors compared to 2005’s figure.
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Number of Investors since 2005 |
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|
Change |
Number of subscribers (Investors) |
Period |
|
-- |
568284 |
2005 |
|
( 68280 ) |
499968 |
2006 |
|
( 73883 ) |
426085 |
2007 |
|
( 51110 ) |
374975 |
2008 |
|
( 18644 ) |
356331 |
2009 |
|
( 35916 ) |
320415 |
2010 |
|
( 26510 ) |
293905 |
2011 |
|
( 18281 ) |
275624 |
2012 |
|
(17514) |
258110 |
2013 |
|
(6354) |
251756 |
Q3 2014 |
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