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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

KSA tracks a market-cap-weighted index of Saudi Arabian firms covering 99% of the market cap spectrum.

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF is an ETF that tracks the performance of the Saudi Arabian stock market. The ETF is heavily swayed by the financial exposures, which are benefiting structurally from the Vision 2030 plan underway in Saudi Arabia.

KSA Benefits From Steps Towards Growing The Non-Oil Economy

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF offers global investors access to Saudi Arabia's equity market and its evolving economy. The drivers fueling the growth of Saudi Arabia's economy into 2024 and beyond are varied, demonstrating a comprehensive strategy aimed at strengthening and diversifying the economy. The valuation metrics of the ETF compared to those of a hypothetical U.S. ETF highlights potential undervaluation, making it an appealing investment option considering the market dynamics and growth opportunities.

KSA: Assessing Potential Value For 2024 And Beyond

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF provides access to Saudi Arabian equities. Saudi Arabia's economy has some promising growth prospects built around its young population and diversification away from oil. However, the KSA ETF is heavily concentrated, with the top 10 holdings accounting for 56% of the portfolio and Financials accounting for 40% of the fund. With the KSA ETF trading at a 16.4x P/E, Saudi Arabian equities as represented by the KSA looks fairly priced.

KSA: Fairly Priced

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Hello! This week's ETF Wrap digs into where investors put their money in October, and how November is shaping up in markets after the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

Short-term bonds dominate fixed-income ETF flows again in October — with a single fund getting outsize portion of investors' money

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF is not as cost competitive as other alternatives in this space. Reduced crude production is likely to weigh heavily on the GDP landscape whilst non-oil metrics are slowing too. The lag effects of higher cost of funding are likely to put pressure on the NIM trajectory of Saudi banks which comprise 40% of the portfolio.

KSA ETF: Susceptible To More Weakness

Saudi Arabia should outperform other emerging markets this decade. However, oil needs to remain above $80/barrel. Equities trade at a premium to MSCI Emerging Markets.

KSA: Positioned To Outperform Other Emerging Markets

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF offers investors access to Saudi equities, a historically closed-off section of the emerging markets universe. With the Saudi government still in the early stages of its economic reforms, the runway for earnings growth and valuation upside remains extensive.

KSA: Good Times Ahead For Saudi Equities

Shares of Americana Restaurants, the regional franchisee for KFC and Pizza Hut, and toll road operator Salik, have been on the rise.

Pizza, Toll Roads, and Other Saudi Arabia Stocks to Play

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iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

iShares MSCI UAE ETF

The Gulf Cooperation Council area has so far withstood global challenges, with year-on-year GDP growth accelerating to 6.9% in 2022, driven by high oil prices and stronger growth rates in non-oil sectors. Inflation rates in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries remain below the regional and global levels and are subsiding faster, expected to average about 2.7% in 2023, down from 3.2% in 2022.

The Arab Gulf States Defeat Global Slowdown

KSA offers investors broad exposure to firms in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is currently relying less on oil production and higher oil prices than it has in previous years, focusing on transforming its economy.

KSA: A Risk Worth Taking Given Saudi Arabia's Economic Transformation

The MENA region, and in particular Saudi Arabia, are becoming a bigger and more relevant part of the emerging markets equity investment universe, offering both structural reform and cyclical tailwinds.

Saudi Arabia: A Rising Investment Destination

KSA invests in Saudi Arabian equities. The fund offers a potential IRR of 8% on the lower end to as much as 11% on the higher end.

KSA: Saudi Arabian Stocks Offer Decent Returns But Long-Term Risks Remain

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One ETF covering the country is crushing the S&P 500, but U.S. investors are staying away.

Turkey's Inflation Is Wild. Markets Are Surging

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF provides single-country exposure with growth potential. Saudi Arabia has a long history of conflict with Iran which remains a key geopolitical risk for your investment.

KSA: A Kingdom Of Oil And Sand

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Not all emerging markets offer the same opportunities for investors.

Outperforming ETFs in Emerging Markets' Bright Spots

KSA invests in Saudi Arabian stocks. The fund has pulled back off its highs this year, in line with the global equity market rout that has affected most equity funds.

KSA: Saudi Arabian Stocks Still Offer Good Potential Returns In 2022

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Emerging market banks will likely be among some of the most interesting contrarian buys within emerging markets, as investors will likely shift to safer consumer themed stocks. Economic and political sentiment will continue to be poor among emerging markets, so stocks have certainly not reached a final bottom.

Outlook For Emerging Market Banks

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Emerging market (EM) ETF investing is currently in a tight spot due to the dollar strength, rising rates in the United States, capital outflows, a slump in China's economy, rising inflation and a debacle in Russia investing.

5 Emerging Markets & Its ETFs Defying the Losing Trend in 2022

Saudi Arabia's economic rebound is drawing attention with an obvious boon from rising oil prices.

Spotlight On Saudi Arabia

KSA has benefitted from sentiment in the energy markets as oil and gas accounts for 70% of the country's exports.

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF: In Vogue

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Resource-rich emerging markets, along with country-related exchange traded funds, are benefiting from the rally in commodities as the Russia-Ukraine war and sanctions weigh on the supply outlook for many major raw resources. For instance, oil exporters like Saudi Arabia, Angola, Uruguay, and Qatar have strengthened.

Resource-Rich Emerging Market ETFs Are Winning in the Russia-Ukraine War

KSA invests in Saudi Arabian stocks. Saudi stocks are probably trading at close to fair value.

KSA: Saudi Arabian Stocks Could Bounce On A Strong Credit Impulse, But Risks Remain

The country embarked upon a significant economic reform program in 2016 (Vision 2030), seeking to diversify away from oil dependence, and high economic cyclicality, and to increase the size of the non-oil and private sectors.

Saudi Arabia Government Bonds; An Investible Asset Class With Modest Valuations

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Corporate ownership differs widely around world and helps explain many of the key governance, valuation, and volatility investment issues.

Understanding Who Calls The Shots

A Saudi Arabia country-specific exchange traded funds climbed Thursday as the kingdom’s biggest lender National Commercial Bank is in merger talks with smaller lender Samba Financial Group. The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF (NYSEArca: KSA) increased by 1.8% on Thursday.

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