Study the correlation between the activity of investment funds and the market value of stocks listed in the fina

Abstract

   In the context of satisfying the wishes of investors and savers alike and keeping abreast of global financial markets in the use of modern financial tools, the idea of ​​establishing investment funds emerged. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia established the first investment fund at the level of Arab countries in 1979, and the Kingdom succeeded in this experiment, bringing the number of investment funds to 273 funds In 2017, as these funds were distinguished by their diversity and coverage, and in this context the study aims to show the role that investment funds can play in enhancing the market value because of their role in removing fear of using this financial instrument and giving confidence to touch. Fruit of these boxes, using the quantitative method to know this effect, and annual statistical data were obtained from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, and the construction of the standard model through the Eviews10 program) and the use of the multiple linear regression method and the least squares, and the study concluded that there is a direct relationship between each From the number of funds, total assets, number of subscribers on one side, and market value on the other hand in the Saudi stock market during the previous period.