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Saudi PIF Exits Nine US Stocks To Drag Holdings to 2025 Low
2025-11-17

Saudi PIF Exits Nine US Stocks To Drag Holdings to 2025 Low

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund exited positions in almost a dozen US-listed stocks in the third quarter, including Pinterest Inc and industrial gas firm Linde Plc, taking the value of its holdings in American equities to the lowest in almost a year.

The $1tn Public Investment Fund also sold off all of its stakes in Prologis Inc and Air Products and Chemicals Inc, which is co-developing a green hydrogen plant in Saudi Arabia’s Neom, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of the fund’s latest 13F filing.

The PIF pared its holding in Lucid Group Inc, while maintaining positions in Uber Technologies Inc and Electronic Arts Inc. The total value of the wealth fund’s US portfolio stood at $19.4bn, down about 18% from the prior period and the lowest level of 2025.

The move follows a series of exits in the prior period, including from Meta Platforms Inc and FedEx Corp, and comes as the PIF sharpens its focus on domestic companies and prioritises local investment to help drive the kingdom’s economic diversification plans.

The latest 13F disclosure also comes just days before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to visit President Donald Trump at the White House, in what will be the Saudi leader’s first official visit to the US since 2018.

Agreements on security, semiconductors and nuclear technology are expected to feature on the agenda. Trump will also be looking for Saudi Arabia to follow through on a pledge to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the US after his visit to the kingdom in May.

Chaired by the crown prince, the PIF is the key entity tasked with helming Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification program known as Vision 2030, which includes dozens of mega-construction projects like Neom and the historical heritage site of Diriyah.

That job has become more challenging in recent years as subdued oil prices deepen the government budget deficit, heaping more pressure on the PIF to drive spending in the local economy. Still, the fund plans to continue deploying more capital in the years ahead.

The PIF has said it aims to put $70bn to work after 2025, with the lion’s share of that going to Saudi investments. It deployed $57bn across priority sectors in 2024, according to its annual report.

More insights on the fund’s 2026-2030 investment strategy is expected to be released early next year, Bloomberg has reported.
Source: GULF TIMES