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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

KSA
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Sep 16, 2015
Expense Ratio
0.74%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$16,515,386
AUM
$924,694,741
Associated Index
MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

RJHI
AL RAJHI BANK
11.65%
SNB
THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK
8.49%
ARAMCO
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL
7.89%
SABIC
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES
6.49%
STC
SAUDI TELECOM
6.09%
MAADEN
SAUDI ARABIAN MINING
3.93%
RIBL
RIYAD BANK
3.6%
ALINMA
ALINMA BANK
2.98%
SABB
SAUDI AWWAL BANK
2.94%
SAFCO
SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS
2.34%

What is KSA?

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Saudi Arabian equities. The MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 25/50 Index is designed to measure the performance of the large, mid and small cap segments of theSaudi Arabia market. The index incorporates foreign ownership limit restrictions. It also applies certain investment limits that areimposed on regulated investment companies, or RICs, under the current US Internal Revenue Code. With 57 constituents, the index coversapproximately 99% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in Saudi Arabia.

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KSA
Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 17, 2015 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: -6.3%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: -0.5%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -40.6%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 20.5%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.39

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.15

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toKSA

ETFs correlated to KSA include EMC, XAUG, VYMI

KSA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
EMC
Global X Funds - Global X Emerging Markets Great Consumer ETF
XAUG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August
VYMI
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
IPKW
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco International BuyBack Achievers TM ETF
LGRO
Advisors Series Trust - Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
GAUG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - August
DFIV
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional International Value ETF
FYLD
Cambria Investment Management LP - Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
FNDF
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF
DFAX
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toKSA

Primal Funds › Terra Firma (Global Ex-US)

Category

Global ex-US equities, emerging markets, factor investing, regional tilts, quarterly rebalancing

OOS Cumulative Return

17.81%

Trade The WorldJK

Category

Global equities, Momentum, Country rotation, ETF, Trend following, Daily rebalance, Long-only

OOS Cumulative Return

16.98%

Create your own algorithmic trading strategy with KSA using Composer

FAQ

KSA is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Saudi Arabian equities. The MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 25/50 Index is designed to measure the performance of the large, mid and small cap segments of theSaudi Arabia market. The index incorporates foreign ownership limit restrictions. It also applies certain investment limits that areimposed on regulated investment companies, or RICs, under the current US Internal Revenue Code. With 57 constituents, the index coversapproximately 99% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in Saudi Arabia.

KSA tracks the MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 25/50 Index.

No, KSA is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, KSA is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on KSA is -0.0401%. This is the percent change in the value of KSA over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on KSA is -0.0526%. This is the percent change in the value of KSA over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of KSA for the past year is 0.1626%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to KSA include EWZ, EWW, and EWT.

ETFs correlated to KSA include EMC, XAUG, and VYMI.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to KSA include EFZ, EPV, and EDZ.

Disclaimers

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