TASI: 109.3 Million Riyal Net Purchases by Foreign Institutions Last Week

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Net purchases by foreign institutions in the main market - TASI amounted to approximately 109.3 million riyals during the week ending July 16, 2026.

According to the Saudi Tadawul report, foreign institutions accounted for 39.74% of total purchases and 39.13% of total sales during the week.

In contrast, net sales by Saudi individuals amounted to about 186 million riyals, mainly pressured by specialized individual investors who recorded net sales of about 155.9 million riyals, and managed individual portfolios of about 133.1 million riyals, against net purchases by individual investors of about 60.1 million riyals, and large individual investors of about 42.9 million riyals.

Net sales by Saudi institutions amounted to about 7.3 million riyals, mainly pressured by investment funds which recorded net sales of about 218.5 million riyals, and government entities of about 165.8 million riyals, against net purchases by companies of about 349.6 million riyals, and managed institutional portfolios of about 27.4 million riyals.

Traded Value by Nationality and Investor Type - (Million Riyal)

Investor Type

Total Purchases

Total Sales

Net Investment

Saudi Investors

Individual Investors

5041.29

4981.17

60.12

Large Individual Investors

2791.49

2748.56

42.93

Specialized Investors

506.32

662.23

(155.91)

Managed Individual Portfolios

114.76

247.86

(133.10)

Total Individuals

8453.87

8639.82

(185.96)

Companies

660.86

311.27

349.58

Investment Funds

759.08

977.62

(218.54)

Government Entities

18.97

184.74

(165.77)

Managed Institutional Portfolios

166.41

138.97

27.43

Total Institutions

1605.32

1612.61

(7.29)

Total Saudis

10059.19

10252.43

(193.24)

GCC Investor

GCC Individuals

92.85

117.26

(24.41)

GCC Institutions

249.77

204.55

45.22

Managed Portfolios

38.80

13.00

25.80

Total GCC

381.42

334.81

46.61

Foreign Investor

Individuals

312.57

296.34

16.23

Institutions

7126.16

7016.87

109.29

Swap Agreements

9.14

3.56

5.58

Managed Portfolios

42.47

26.94

15.53

Strategic Investors

Total Foreigners

7490.33

7343.70

146.63

Grand Total

17930.94

17930.94

Traded Value by Investor Classification According to Investment Behavior (Billion Riyal)

Investor Type

Total Purchases

Total Sales

Net Investment

Institutional Investor

9.69

9.79

(0.09)

Non-Institutional Investor

8.24

8.14

0.09

Grand Total

17.93

17.93

Definition of Investors in TASI

Saudi Individuals

Individual Investors

Saudi individual excluding large individual investors and specialized individual investors.

Large Individual Investors

A Saudi individual who owns a portfolio with an average size of one million Saudi riyals or more during the last 12 months, excluding specialized individual investors.

Specialized Individual Investors

A Saudi individual whose portfolio size is 50 million riyals or more during the last 12 months and whose portfolio turnover rate does not exceed 4 times annually.

Managed Portfolios - Individuals

Investment portfolios for Saudi individuals managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager) who acts at his discretion according to the management agreement signed between the two parties.

Institutions - Saudi

Companies

Saudi companies with a commercial register and permitted to trade in the Saudi financial market.

Investment Funds

Investment funds licensed by the Capital Market Authority.

Government Entities

Government entities, funds, and wholly government-owned companies.

Managed Portfolios

Investment portfolios for Saudi institutions managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager) who acts at his discretion according to the management agreement signed between the two parties.

GCC

Individuals

A natural person holding the nationality of one of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Institutions

A legal entity, the majority of whose capital belongs to citizens of GCC countries or their governments, and holds the nationality of one of the Council countries.

Managed Portfolios

Investment portfolios for GCC individuals and institutions managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager), who acts at his discretion according to the management agreement signed between the two parties.

Foreign

Individuals

A foreign natural person authorized to invest in the Saudi financial market.

Institutions

A foreign legal entity authorized to invest in the Saudi financial market.

Swap Agreements

A person authorized to enter into swap agreements to transfer the economic benefit of listed companies in the Saudi financial market to their clients.

Managed Portfolios

Investment portfolios for foreign individuals and institutions managed by a licensed person (portfolio manager), who acts at his discretion according to the management agreement signed between the two parties.

Strategic Investors

A foreign investor who owns a strategic stake in a listed company and is not included in other classifications.

Net Investment

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