The Statistical Bulletin for Q3, 2021, Issued

The quarterly statistical bulletin for the third quarter of 2021, covering the indicators of the Saudi financial market, during the period, indicating an increase in the public offerings of shares, reaching seven offerings, with a total value of about SR21 billion.

The increase in the pace of offerings is in line with the authority’s strategy, that aims to deepen the financial market and enhance its role in capital formation.

On the other hand, the bulletin data shows an increase in the value of foreign investor stake, in the main stock exchange for the third quarter of 2021, by 8.2% compared to the previous quarter, and an increase of 52% compared to the same quarter of 2020.

The value of the assets of public funds for the third quarter of 2021, increased by 22% compared to the same quarter of 2020, reaching approximately SR240 billion.

This was accompanied by an increase, in the total number of subscribers, in public investment funds to about 446 thousand subscribers, at the end of the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 11% compared to the previous quarter, and an increase of 25% compared to the same quarter of 2020.

Among the indicators reflected in the bulletin, with regard to investment funds, the growth of the assets of private funds for the third quarter of 2021, by 4% compared to the previous quarter and 30% compared to the same quarter of 2020, reaching about SR286 billion.

Meanwhile the number of investment portfolios for individuals, have increased by 8% compared to last quarter, to reach more than 10 million portfolios.