Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 47.5%, Of Which 32.5% For Institutional Investors

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in April 2025 was JD20.0 million, representing 14.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD15.2 million.

The value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of April 2025 was JD70.0 million, representing 13.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD62.6 million.

Arab investors purchases during April 2025 were JD19.2 million, or 96.1% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians, while the value of non-Arab purchases amounted to JD0.8 million, constituting 3.9% of the overall purchases by non-Jordanians. Arab investors sales amounted to JD14.9 million, or 98.2% of non-Jordanians total sales, while the value of non-Arab sales amounted to JD0.3 million, representing 1.8% of the total sales by non-Jordanians.

Hence, non-Jordanian investors' ownership in companies listed on ASE as of end of April 2025 represented 47.5% of the total market value, of which 32.5% for institutional investors including companies, institutions and funds.  Arab investors own 31.5% and non-Arab investors own 16.0%. At the sectoral level, the non-Jordanian ownership in the financial sector was 50.7%, in the services sector was 23.2% and 52.5% in the industrial sector.