Saudi investors are turning to high-performing US equities at a record pace
Saudi investors executed sell and buy transactions on US equities worth SAR 193.4 billion in Q2 2025, marking a year-on-year (YoY) increase of nearly SAR 135 billion, or 230%. 
Saudi trading in the US stock market during Q2 2025 was the highest on record, according to data issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA).
Trading jumped by 18%, or SAR 29 billion, in Q2 2025, compared to SAR 164.31 billion in Q1 2025.
The CMA report on the trading value of local authorized brokers in the global markets does not include either details on the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, the number of investors trading directly through foreign brokers, or their trading volumes.
The reported value of trades executed by licensed persons (local brokers) in global markets does not include details on the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, nor does it cover the number of investors trading directly through foreign brokers or the size of their trades.
Saudi Transactions on US Equities*
Period
Value
(SAR bln)
YoY Change
Q1 2022
85.90
+10%
Q2 2022
147.44
+143%
Q3 2022
99.50
+96%
Q4 2022
50.35
+9%
Q1 2023
58.84
(31%)
Q2 2023
59.81
(59%)
Q3 2023
42.59
(57%)
Q4 2023
58.73
+17%
Q1 2024
62.31
+6%
Q2 2024
58.56
(2%)
Q3 2024
89.66
+111%
Q4 2024
102.18
+74%
Q1 2025
164.31
+164%
Q2 2025
193.40
+230%
The transactions in the US market accounted for nearly 98.6% of total trading by Saudis in foreign markets during Q2 2025, which reached SAR 196.22 billion.
Saudi investors’ trades in GCC markets also rose in Q2 2025, to SAR 2.2 billion, up 88% compared to the year-ago period.
Traded Value by Authorized Market Institutions in Foreign Markets (SAR mln)
Region
Value
Ratio to Total
US
193,401
98.6%
GCC
2,196
1.1%
Arab
289
0.1%
Europe
157
0.1%
Asia
78
0.0%
Other
95
0.1%
Total
196,216
100%
Saudi investors are turning to high-performing US equities at a record pace
Saudi investors executed sell and buy transactions on US equities worth SAR 193.4 billion in Q2 2025, marking a year-on-year (YoY) increase of nearly SAR 135 billion, or 230%.
Saudi trading in the US stock market during Q2 2025 was the highest on record, according to data issued by the Capital Market Authority (CMA).
Trading jumped by 18%, or SAR 29 billion, in Q2 2025, compared to SAR 164.31 billion in Q1 2025.
The CMA report on the trading value of local authorized brokers in the global markets does not include either details on the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, the number of investors trading directly through foreign brokers, or their trading volumes.
The reported value of trades executed by licensed persons (local brokers) in global markets does not include details on the number of Saudi portfolios abroad, nor does it cover the number of investors trading directly through foreign brokers or the size of their trades.
Saudi Transactions on US Equities*
Period
Value
(SAR bln)
YoY Change
Q1 2022
85.90
+10%
Q2 2022
147.44
+143%
Q3 2022
99.50
+96%
Q4 2022
50.35
+9%
Q1 2023
58.84
(31%)
Q2 2023
59.81
(59%)
Q3 2023
42.59
(57%)
Q4 2023
58.73
+17%
Q1 2024
62.31
+6%
Q2 2024
58.56
(2%)
Q3 2024
89.66
+111%
Q4 2024
102.18
+74%
Q1 2025
164.31
+164%
Q2 2025
193.40
+230%
The transactions in the US market accounted for nearly 98.6% of total trading by Saudis in foreign markets during Q2 2025, which reached SAR 196.22 billion.
Saudi investors’ trades in GCC markets also rose in Q2 2025, to SAR 2.2 billion, up 88% compared to the year-ago period.
Traded Value by Authorized Market Institutions in Foreign Markets (SAR mln)
Region
Value
Ratio to Total
US
193,401
98.6%
GCC
2,196
1.1%
Arab
289
0.1%
Europe
157
0.1%
Asia
78
0.0%
Other
95
0.1%
Total
196,216
100%
