Saudi Investors Ramped Up US Stock Trading as Home Market Fell

Saudi Arabian investors sharply increased their trading in US equities in 2025, redirecting capital away from a domestic market that ranked among the world’s worst performers.

Trading by Saudi financial institutions in US stocks rose to about 254 billion riyals ($68 billion) in the fourth quarter, more than double the level a year earlier, according to data from the Capital Market Authority. US equities accounted for nearly all trading conducted outside the kingdom in the fourth quarter.