The value of assets in Saudi investment funds rose 5 percent to SAR 108.4 billion in the 1st quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year after local investment assets had increased 9 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 |
Q1-2014 |
Q4-2013 |
Period |
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+9% |
88.93 |
81.86 |
Domestic Assets |
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(9%) |
19.48 |
21.32 |
Foreign Assets |
|
+5% |
108.41 |
103.18 |
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 |
Domestic 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 |
|
+5% |
108.41 |
19.48 |
88.93 |
Q1-2014 |
There were as many as 240 funds in the 1st 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. END
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Number of investment funds |
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Change |
Number of Operating investment 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 |
|
+4 |
240 |
Q1-2014 |
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Number of investors |
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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 |
|
(1670) |
256440 |
Q1-2014 |
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