Tadawul trading screen
Foreign institutions were net buyers of SAR 395 million worth of stocks on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in the week ended Feb. 19, according to recent data issued by Tadawul.
They accounted for 37.03% of total buy transactions in TASI, compared to 35.07% of total sell trades.
Meanwhile, foreign individual investors were net buyers of shares worth about SAR 3.72 million.
According to Tadawul's weekly report on ownership value and trading value, direct purchases by foreign individual investors totaled around SAR 406.6 million, accounting for 2% of total turnover, compared to sell trades worth SAR 420.9 million.
The Capital Market Authority opened Saudi Arabia's stock market to all categories of foreign investors effective Feb. 1, 2026, enabling them to invest directly.
Saudi retail investors and corporates were net sellers of shares worth SAR 635 million and SAR 186 million, respectively.
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Traded Value by Nationality & Investor Type (SAR mln) |
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Investor Type |
Total Buys |
Total Sells |
Net Investment |
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Saudi Investors |
Retail |
5453.50 |
5439.27 |
14.23 |
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High-Net-Worth Investors |
3341.14 |
3488.89 |
(147.75) |
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Individual Professional Investors |
892.63 |
1376.58 |
(483.95) |
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Individual DPMs |
190.75 |
208.11 |
(17.36) |
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Total (Retail) |
9878.02 |
10512.85 |
(634.83) |
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Corporates |
794.69 |
566.84 |
227.85 |
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Mutual Funds |
927.83 |
750.42 |
177.41 |
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Government Entities |
27.39 |
64.25 |
(36.86) |
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Institutional DPMs |
178.46 |
361.28 |
(182.82) |
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Total (Corporate Investors) |
1928.38 |
1742.78 |
185.60 |
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Total (Saudi Investors) |
11806.40 |
12255.63 |
(449.23) |
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GCC Investors |
Individuals |
81.47 |
87.16 |
(5.69) |
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Corporates |
336.19 |
280.12 |
56.07 |
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DPMs |
22.52 |
23.00 |
(0.48) |
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Total (GCC Investors) |
440.18 |
390.29 |
49.89 |
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Foreign Investors |
Retail |
406.56 |
402.82 |
3.74 |
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Institutions |
7471.36 |
7076.43 |
394.93 |
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SWAP Holders |
15.55 |
26.62 |
(11.07) |
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DPMs |
38.86 |
27.12 |
11.74 |
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Strategic Investors |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Total (Foreign Investors) |
7932.34 |
7532.99 |
399.35 |
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Total |
20178.91 |
20178.91 |
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Traded Value by Investor Classification (SAR bln) |
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Investor Type |
Total Buys |
Total Sells |
Net Investment |
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Institutional |
10.90 |
10.76 |
0.14 |
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Non-Institutional |
9.28 |
9.42 |
(0.14) |
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Total |
20.18 |
20.18 |
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