MENA Asset Management Survey 2012 - National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Saudi Arabia
At the end of 2012Q3, SAMA data indicate that 76.5% of fund assets were domestically
focused. Equity fund assets stood at US$ 7.9 billion at the end of September 2012.
The share of money market funds in total fund assets was 58.4% in 2012Q3, up from
57.5% in 2011 and remained high in historical terms as a percentage of total fund
assets. Money market fund assets stood at US$ 14.2 billion (59% of the total) according
to SAMA data. Share of money market fund assets had been as low as 5.9% of the total
in 2005 at the peak of the stockmarket boom. Share of money market funds has
historically ranged between 30% to 40%.
Fund Assets by Type
(billions of U.S. dollars, end of period, annual data except for 2012Q3)
US$ Billion
40
35
30
25
20
15
Other
Real Estate
Money Market
Bonds
Equity
10
5
0
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012Q3
Source: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency