Investment Funds in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi economic outlook toward diversifying sources of income is creating a booming investment era in Saudi Arabia. The vision 2030 set the outlines for investments’ goals and set the steps required to achieve these objectives. It aims at diversifying, stabilizing, and sustaining the Saudi economy. In this paper, several aspects related to investment are discussed, first, the value of public and private funds and their percentage change and the value of public and private funds assets percentage change was reviewed. Also, light is sheds on the private funds’ investments classified by type of investments, and the values of public fund investments in domestic and foreign assets. Furthermore, the value of Saudi REITs’ price to dividend yield is discussed and a comparison between the Saudi and the global REITs’ dividend yield. Lastly, the values of funds raised through equity crowdfunding is assessed. The values discussed showed a great growth potential that can in the long run achieve the 2030 vision.