Saudi investment funds assets increase 5 percent in the 1st quarter of 2014

The value of assets in Saudi investment funds rose 5 percent to SAR 108.4 billion in the 1st quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year after local investment assets had increased 9 percent, according to a quarterly report by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, SAMA, obtained by Argaam.

Investment Funds’ Assets (SAR Billion)
Change	Q1-2014	Q4-2013	Period
+9%	88.93	81.86	Domestic Assets
(9%)	19.48	21.32	Foreign Assets
+5%	108.41	103.18	Total

The investment funds assets include, among other things, foreign and local shares, bonds and real estate investments.

Investment funds’ Assets since 2005 (SAR Billion)
Change	Total	Foreign Assets	Domestic Assets	Period
--	136.97	21.31	115.66	2005
(39%)	84.11	22.77	61.34	2006
+25%	105.10	25.21	79.89	2007
(29%)	74.81	13.55	61.26	2008
+20%	89.55	15.41	74.14	2009
+6%	94.74	20.30	74.44	2010
(13%)	82.19	17.66	64.53	2011
+7%	88.07	18.26	69.81	2012
+17%	103.18	21.32	81.86	2013
+5%	108.41	19.48	88.93	Q1-2014

There were as many as 240 funds in the 1st quarter of 2014 compared to 236 by the end of 2013.

The highest number of funds was established in 2008, reaching 262 before decreasing in the following years. END

Number of investment funds
Change	Number of Operating investment funds	Period
--	199	2005
+15	214	2006
+38	252	2007
+10	262	2008
( 18 )	244	2009
( 1 )	243	2010
+6	249	2011
( 9 )	240	2012
( 4 )	236	2013
+4	240	Q1-2014

Number of investors
Change	Number of subscribers (investors)	Period
--	568284	2005
( 68280 )	499968	2006
( 73883 )	426085	2007
( 51110 )	374975	2008
( 18644 )	356331	2009
( 35916 )	320415	2010
( 26510 )	293905	2011
( 18281 )	275624	2012
(17514)	258110	2013
(1670)	256440	Q1-2014

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