Saudi Arabia: Individual investment portfolios grow 13.5%

The number of individual investment portfolios in Saudi Arabia's main stock market saw a significant increase in the first quarter of this year, with a 13.5% annual growth rate, reaching approximately 13.56 million portfolios compared to 11.9 million in the same period last year. This is according to the quarterly statistical bulletin of the Financial Market Authority in Riyadh. On a quarterly basis, investment portfolios grew by 3.6%, representing an increase of approximately 742,000 portfolios compared to the last quarter of 2024, when there were approximately 13 million portfolios. At the same time, the total number of individuals holding investment portfolios increased by 7.7% year-on-year, reaching 6.76 million investors, compared to 6.28 million in the first quarter of last year. On a quarterly basis, there was a 2.4% increase compared to the 6.6 million investors in the last quarter of 2024. The bulletin highlights that men represent the largest share of portfolio holders, with 74.6% of the total and an annual growth rate of 8.2%. Women, on the other hand, make up 25.4% of individual investors, with an annual growth rate of 6.4%.