‎Tadawul’s weekly market cap grows SAR 147B

Foreign institutions net buyers of SAR 2.3B shares on TASI last week

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The market capitalization of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) rose 1.49%, or SAR 147 billion, Week-on-Week to about SAR 9.996 trillion in the week ending April 16, according to data issued by Tadawul.
 

According to the weekly report on the value and percentage of investor ownership published by Tadawul, foreign investors’ ownership represented 4.8% of the total market capital for the same week.

Ownership Value by Nationality & Investor Type* (SAR bln)

Investor Type

April 9, 2026

April 16, 2026

Change

Saudi Investors

Retail

151.41

154.93

3.52

High-Net-Worth Investors

260.36

264.15

3.79

Individual Professional Investors

460.81

468.97

8.16

Individual DPMs

16.12

16.37

0.25

Total (Retail)

888.70

904.42

15.72

Corporates

1652.50

1681.43

28.93

Mutual Funds

295.94

301.31

5.37

Government Entities

6395.10

6477.99

82.89

Institutional DPMs

70.10

71.31

1.21

Total (Corporate Investors)

8413.64

8532.04

118.4

Total (Saudi Investors)

9302.34

9436.46

134.12

GCC Investors

Individuals

5.08

5.20

0.12

Institutions

69.25

70.77

1.52

DPMs

3.69

3.75

0.06

Total (GCC Investors)

78.02

79.72

1.70

Foreign Investors

Retail

10.66

10.84

0.18

Institutions

389.35

398.17

8.82

SWAP Holders

2.15

2.19

0.04

DPMs

17.35

17.50

0.15

Strategic Investors

49.80

51.42

1.62

Total (Foreign Investors)

469.32

480.13

10.81

Total

9849.69

9996.31

146.62

*Excluding corporate procedures

Ownership Ratio by Nationality & Investor Type*

Investor Type

April 9, 2026

 

April 16, 2026

 

Change

 

Issued Shares

Free Float

Issued Shares

Free Float

Issued Shares

Free Float

Saudi Investors

Retail

1.54%

4.42%

1.55%

4.44%

0.01%

0.02%

High-Net-Worth Investors

2.64%

7.56%

2.64%

7.54%

(0.02%)

Individual Professional Investors

4.68%

10.55%

4.69%

10.55%

0.01%

Individual DPMs

0.16%

0.47%

0.16%

0.47%

Total (Retail)

9.02%

23.00%

9.05%

23.00%

0.02%

Corporates

16.78%

40.56%

16.82%

40.54%

0.04%

(0.03%)

Mutual Funds

3.00%

7.07%

3.01%

7.05%

0.01%

(0.01%)

Government Entities

64.93%

13.20%

64.80%

13.17%

(0.12%)

(0.03%)

Institutional DPMs

0.71%

1.98%

0.71%

1.97%

0.01%

(0.01%)

Total (Corporate Investors)

85.42%

62.80%

85.35%

62.74%

(0.07%)

(0.07%)

Total (Saudi Investors)

94.44%

85.80%

94.40%

85.73%

(0.04%)

(0.07%)

GCC Investors

Retail

0.05%

0.15%

0.05%

0.16%

Institutions

0.70%

1.26%

0.71%

1.26%

0.01%

DPMs

0.04%

0.11%

0.04%

0.11%

Total (GCC Investors)

0.79%

1.52%

0.80%

1.53%

0.01%

0.01%

Foreign Investors

Retail

0.11%

0.25%

0.11%

0.25%

Institutions

3.95%

11.83%

3.98%

11.90%

0.03%

0.07%

SWAP Holders

0.02%

0.07%

0.02%

0.07%

DPMs

0.18%

0.53%

0.18%

0.52%

(0.01%)

Strategic Investors

0.51%

0.51%

Total (Foreign Investors)

4.76%

12.68%

4.80%

12.74%

0.04%

0.06%

*Excluding corporate procedures

Ownership’s Value & Ratio by Investor Classification (SAR bln)

Investor Type

April 9, 2026

April 16, 2026

Change in Ownership

Equity

Issued Shares

Free Float

Equity

Issued Shares

Free Float

Institutional

9422.17

95.66%

87.62%

9561.18

95.65%

87.62%

139.01

Non-Institutional

427.52

4.34%

12.38%

435.13

4.35%

12.38%

7.61

Total

9849.69

100%

100%

9996.31

100%

100%

146.62


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