TASI: Market capitalization rises by about SAR 131.5 billion last week.. Foreign ownership at 4.65%

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The market capitalization of shares listed on the main market – TASI reached SAR 9,569.49 billion at the end of the week ending July 9, 2026, an increase of 1.39% worth about SAR 131.5 billion, compared to the previous week.

According to the weekly report on investor ownership value and its percentage of total value, published by Saudi Tadawul, the value of foreign investor ownership constituted 4.65% of the total market capitalization of listed shares as of July 9, 2026.

Ownership value by nationality and investor type* (SAR billion)

Investor type

July 2, 2026

July 9, 2026

Change

Investors

Saudis

Individual investors

146.36

147.12

0.77

Large individual investors

252.18

251.51

(0.66)

Specialized investors

416.90

412.40

(4.50)

Managed individual portfolios

14.50

14.37

(0.13)

Total Individuals

829.94

825.40

(4.53)

Companies

1577.89

1594.35

16.46

Investment funds

300.51

298.67

(1.83)

Government entities

6141.71

6264.10

122.38

Managed institutional portfolios

66.25

66.13

(0.13)

Total Institutions

8086.37

8223.25

136.88

Total Saudis

8916.30

9048.65

132.35

GCC investor

GCC individuals

5.04

5.06

0.02

GCC companies

67.67

67.48

(0.19)

Managed portfolios

3.60

3.60

0.01

Total GCC

76.31

76.14

(0.16)

Foreign investor

Individuals

10.48

10.38

(0.10)

Institutions

369.72

369.28

(0.44)

Swap agreements

2.07

2.06

(0.01)

Managed portfolios

16.39

15.98

(0.42)

Strategic investors

46.73

47.00

0.28

Total Foreign

445.39

444.69

(0.69)

Total

9438.00

9569.49

131.49

*Excluding corporate actions.

Ownership percentage by nationality and investor type*

Investor type

July 2, 2026

July 9, 2026

Change

Issued

shares

Free

shares

Issued

shares

Free

shares

Issued

shares

Free

shares

Saudi investors

Individual investors

1.55%

4.46%

1.54%

4.46%

(0.01%)

Large individual investors

2.67%

7.63%

2.63%

7.58%

(0.04%)

(0.05%)

Specialized investors

4.42%

9.86%

4.31%

9.72%

(0.11%)

(0.15%)

Managed individual portfolios

0.15%

0.44%

0.15%

0.43%

(0.01%)

Total Individuals

8.79%

22.39%

8.63%

22.19%

(0.17%)

(0.20%)

Companies

16.72%

40.80%

16.66%

41.12%

(0.06%)

0.32%

Investment funds

3.18%

7.43%

3.12%

7.34%

(0.06%)

(0.10%)

Government entities

65.07%

13.29%

65.46%

13.38%

0.38%

0.09%

Managed institutional portfolios

0.70%

1.93%

0.69%

1.92%

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

Total Institutions

85.68%

63.45%

85.93%

63.75%

0.25%

0.30%

Total Saudis

94.47%

85.84%

94.56%

85.94%

0.08%

0.10%

GCC investor

Individuals

0.05%

0.16%

0.05%

0.16%

Institutions

0.72%

1.28%

0.71%

1.27%

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

Managed portfolios

0.04%

0.11%

0.04%

0.11%

Total GCC

0.81%

1.56%

0.80%

1.54%

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

Foreign

investor

Individuals

0.11%

0.25%

0.11%

0.25%

Institutions

3.92%

11.76%

3.86%

11.70%

(0.06%)

(0.06%)

Swap agreements

0.02%

0.07%

0.02%

0.07%

Managed portfolios

0.17%

0.52%

0.17%

0.51%

(0.02%)

Strategic investors

0.50%

0.49%

Total Foreign

4.72%

12.60%

4.65%

12.52%

(0.07%)

(0.08%)

*Excluding corporate actions.

In terms of investor classification by investment behavior, institutional investors' ownership increased by about SAR 131.5 billion to reach SAR 9,155.41 billion, while non-institutional investors' ownership increased by about SAR 22.8 million to reach SAR 414.08 billion.

Ownership value and percentage by investor classification according to investment behavior (SAR billion)

Investor type

July 2, 2026

July 9, 2026

Change in ownership

Ownership

Issued shares

Free shares

Ownership

Issued shares

Free shares

Institutional investor

9023.94

95.61%

87.50%

9155.41

95.67%

87.55%

131.47

Non-institutional investor

414.06

4.39%

12.50%

414.08

4.33%

12.45%

0.02

Total

9438.00

100%

100%

9569.49

100%

100%

131.49

Definition of investors in TASI

Saudi Individuals

Individual investors

Saudi individual excluding large individual investors and specialized individual investors.

Large individual investors

Saudi individual who owns a portfolio with an average size of SAR 1 million or more over the last 12 months, excluding specialized individual investors.

Specialized individual investors

Saudi individual whose portfolio size is SAR 50 million or more over 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 who acts at their discretion according to the management agreement signed between the 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 and funds and wholly government-owned companies.

Managed portfolios

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

GCC

Individuals

Natural person holding nationality of one of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Institutions

Legal person whose majority capital is owned by citizens of GCC countries or their governments and holds 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 their discretion according to the management agreement signed between the parties.

Foreign

Individuals

Foreign natural person authorized to invest in the Saudi financial market.

Institutions

Foreign legal person authorized to invest in the Saudi financial market.

Swap agreements

Person with a permit to enter into swap agreements to transfer the economic benefit of companies listed 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 their discretion according to the management agreement signed between the parties.

Strategic investors

Foreign investor holding a strategic stake in a listed company and not falling under other classifications.

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