HighTower Advisors’s iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF QUAL Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $259M | Buy |
1,349,671
+48,918
| +4% | +$9.8M | 0.27% | 70 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $258M | Sell |
1,300,753
-37,694
| -3% | -$7.41M | 0.28% | 69 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $260M | Sell |
1,338,447
-4,205
| -0.3% | -$789K | 0.3% | 66 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $245M | Sell |
1,342,652
-93,660
| -7% | -$16.2M | 0.31% | 65 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $245M | Buy |
1,436,312
+25,603
| +2% | +$4.58M | 0.33% | 57 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $251M | Buy |
1,410,709
+54,902
| +4% | +$9.97M | 0.34% | 57 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $243M | Sell |
1,355,807
-10,704
| -0.8% | -$1.86M | 0.35% | 50 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $233M | Buy |
1,366,511
+89,236
| +7% | +$14.7M | 0.36% | 48 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $210M | Buy |
1,277,275
+496,081
| +64% | +$77.5M | 0.34% | 55 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $115M | Buy |
781,194
+58,734
| +8% | +$8.13M | 0.19% | 119 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $95.2M | Buy |
722,460
+64,715
| +10% | +$8.84M | 0.18% | 121 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $88.6M | Buy |
657,745
+42,274
| +7% | +$5.38M | 0.17% | 123 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $76.3M | Sell |
615,471
-168,262
| -21% | -$20.2M | 0.17% | 141 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $89.3M | Sell |
783,733
-15,755
| -2% | -$1.79M | 0.2% | 113 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $83.1M | Buy |
799,488
+79,385
| +11% | +$9.29M | 0.22% | 95 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $80.4M | Sell |
720,103
-30,394
| -4% | -$3.71M | 0.21% | 103 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $101M | Buy |
750,497
+133,019
| +22% | +$17.7M | 0.23% | 95 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $89.9M | Buy |
617,478
+12,344
| +2% | +$1.74M | 0.2% | 114 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $79.7M | Buy |
605,134
+4,902
| +0.8% | +$674K | 0.21% | 104 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $79.8M | Sell |
600,232
-2,633
| -0.4% | -$338K | 0.23% | 97 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $73.4M | Buy |
602,865
+6,157
| +1% | +$727K | 0.23% | 99 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $69.3M | Buy |
596,708
+350,929
| +143% | +$38.6M | 0.29% | 75 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $25.5M | Buy |
245,779
+5,648
| +2% | +$578K | 0.12% | 177 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $23M | Buy |
240,131
+2,107
| +0.9% | +$193K | 0.13% | 172 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $19.3M | Buy |
238,024
+30,037
| +14% | +$2.87M | 0.12% | 171 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $21M | Buy |
207,987
+113,104
| +119% | +$10.9M | 0.12% | 185 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $8.77M | Buy |
94,883
+16,686
| +21% | +$1.53M | 0.05% | 369 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $7.16M | Sell |
78,197
-530
| -0.7% | -$47.7K | 0.04% | 429 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $6.97M | Sell |
78,727
-26,676
| -25% | -$2.24M | 0.05% | 407 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $8.09M | Buy |
105,403
+37,632
| +56% | +$3.12M | 0.06% | 312 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $6.12M | Sell |
67,771
-3,742
| -5% | -$329K | 0.04% | 452 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $5.96M | Buy |
71,513
+816
| +1% | +$68.3K | 0.05% | 434 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $5.85M | Sell |
70,697
-3,655
| -5% | -$310K | 0.05% | 416 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $6.17M | Sell |
74,352
-7,896
| -10% | -$637K | 0.05% | 408 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $6.33M | Sell |
82,248
-2,673
| -3% | -$202K | 0.05% | 391 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $6.31M | Buy |
84,921
+72,208
| +568% | +$5.33M | 0.06% | 386 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $920K | Buy |
12,713
+1,071
| +9% | +$76.8K | 0.01% | 1063 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $805K | Buy |
11,642
+133
| +1% | +$9.02K | 0.01% | 1058 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $777K | Buy |
11,509
+8,208
| +249% | +$555K | 0.01% | 1024 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $218K | Sell |
3,301
-3,677
| -53% | -$242K | ﹤0.01% | 1457 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $431K | Buy |
6,978
+118
| +2% | +$7.35K | ﹤0.01% | 1443 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $417K | Sell |
6,860
-16
| -0.2% | -$1.04K | 0.01% | 1416 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $388K | Sell |
6,876
-291
| -4% | -$18.3K | 0.01% | 1320 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $453K | Sell |
7,167
-2,064
| -22% | -$133K | 0.01% | 1045 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $587K | Buy |
9,231
+553
| +6% | +$34.9K | 0.01% | 1018 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $540K | Sell |
8,678
-748
| -8% | -$45.5K | 0.01% | 1022 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $562K | Buy |
9,426
+3,912
| +71% | +$232K | 0.01% | 984 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $321K | Sell |
5,514
-7,769
| -58% | -$444K | 0.01% | 1224 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $748K | Buy |
+13,283
| New | +$742K | 0.01% | 840 |
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HighTower Advisors's QUAL Position: Q1 2026 in Review
HighTower Advisors increased its iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) stake by 3.8% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $9.8M and bringing the position to 1,349,671 shares worth $259M. The position accounts for 0.27% of the portfolio, ranked #70.
HighTower Advisors first reported a position in QUAL in Q1 2014 and has held it in 49 quarters since. The position peaked at $260M in Q3 2025. 1,639 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold QUAL as of Q1 2026.
- HighTower Advisors held 1,349,671 shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $259M as of Q1 2026.
- HighTower Advisors bought 48,918 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $9.8M.
- iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF made up 0.27% of HighTower Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #70 holding.
- HighTower Advisors first reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in Q1 2014 and has held it in 49 quarters since.
- HighTower Advisors's iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF position peaked at $260M in Q3 2025.
- 1,639 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF as of Q1 2026.
Based on HighTower Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 5 May 2026.