Assets of Saudi public, private investment funds fall 5% to SAR 526.1 bln in Q2 2022

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The total value of assets held by public and private investment funds in Saudi Arabia fell by 5% to SAR 526.1 billion by the end of the second quarter of 2022. 

The number of investment funds rose to 839 by the end of the three-month period, the highest on record, including 254 and 585 public and private funds, respectively, according to a report issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA). 

The number of subscribers to Saudi investment funds stood at 675,500 in Q2 2022, up from 517,300 by the end of Q1 2022.

The investment funds include a group of securities, selected based on specific criteria that achieve the fund's investment objectives and divided into public and private funds.

Profits generated by an investment fund are usually capital gains, which are profits resulting from any improvement or change in prices of invested securities, in addition to dividends, if any.

The table below shows details of investment funds by the end of Q2 2022:

In terms of investment type, the value of assets held by money markets represented 53% of the total public funds’ assets, with nearly SAR 101.45 billion, as indicated below:

The value of assets held by equity and real estate funds stood at SAR 170.1 billion and SAR 113.2 billion, respectively, accounting for 85% of private funds’ total assets, as follows: