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Morgan Stanley’s iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF QUAL Stock Holding History

Morgan Stanley’s Portfolio QUAL Stock Details QUAL Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$1.7B Sell
7,762,968
-1,302,676
-14% -$273M 0.09% 186
2026
Q1 		$1.74B Buy
9,065,644
+96,284
+1% +$19.3M 0.1% 171
2025
Q4 		$1.78B Sell
8,969,360
-614,479
-6% -$121M 0.11% 164
2025
Q3 		$1.86B Sell
9,583,839
-544,373
-5% -$102M 0.11% 159
2025
Q2 		$1.85B Buy
10,128,212
+573,981
+6% +$99.1M 0.12% 152
2025
Q1 		$1.63B Buy
9,554,231
+460,860
+5% +$82.5M 0.12% 157
2024
Q4 		$1.62B Buy
9,093,371
+18,884
+0.2% +$3.43M 0.11% 157
2024
Q3 		$1.63B Buy
9,074,487
+336,755
+4% +$58.4M 0.12% 154
2024
Q2 		$1.49B Buy
8,737,732
+586,735
+7% +$96.3M 0.12% 165
2024
Q1 		$1.34B Sell
8,150,997
-7,590,561
-48% -$1.19B 0.11% 180
2023
Q4 		$2.32B Buy
15,741,558
+8,725,763
+124% +$1.21B 0.1% 185
2023
Q3 		$925M Sell
7,015,795
-312,839
-4% -$42.7M 0.09% 205
2023
Q2 		$988M Buy
7,328,634
+427,463
+6% +$54.4M 0.1% 195
2023
Q1 		$856M Buy
6,901,171
+2,082,083
+43% +$250M 0.09% 221
2022
Q4 		$549M Sell
4,819,088
-351,258
-7% -$39.8M 0.06% 315
2022
Q3 		$537M Buy
5,170,346
+144,600
+3% +$16.9M 0.07% 258
2022
Q2 		$562M Sell
5,025,746
-279,678
-5% -$34.1M 0.07% 254
2022
Q1 		$714M Sell
5,305,424
-154,164
-3% -$20.5M 0.1% 204
2021
Q4 		$795M Buy
5,459,588
+328,474
+6% +$46.4M 0.1% 207
2021
Q3 		$676M Buy
5,131,114
+559,565
+12% +$76.9M 0.09% 210
2021
Q2 		$607M Buy
4,571,549
+563,627
+14% +$72.3M 0.08% 223
2021
Q1 		$488M Sell
4,007,922
-687,613
-15% -$81.2M 0.07% 252
2020
Q4 		$546M Buy
4,695,535
+297,581
+7% +$32.8M 0.08% 215
2020
Q3 		$456M Buy
4,397,954
+254,107
+6% +$26M 0.09% 206
2020
Q2 		$397M Buy
4,143,847
+21,261
+0.5% +$1.95M 0.09% 209
2020
Q1 		$334M Buy
4,122,586
+1,225,270
+42% +$117M 0.09% 197
2019
Q4 		$293M Buy
2,897,316
+665,743
+30% +$64.1M 0.07% 278
2019
Q3 		$206M Buy
2,231,573
+150,242
+7% +$13.8M 0.05% 342
2019
Q2 		$190M Buy
2,081,331
+334,892
+19% +$30.1M 0.05% 358
2019
Q1 		$155M Buy
1,746,439
+73,484
+4% +$6.18M 0.04% 403
2018
Q4 		$128M Buy
1,672,955
+407,915
+32% +$33.8M 0.04% 441
2018
Q3 		$114M Buy
1,265,040
+102,351
+9% +$8.99M 0.03% 549
2018
Q2 		$97M Buy
1,162,689
+65,282
+6% +$5.46M 0.03% 590
2018
Q1 		$90.8M Buy
1,097,407
+25,893
+2% +$2.19M 0.03% 630
2017
Q4 		$88.8M Sell
1,071,514
-25,663
-2% -$2.07M 0.02% 641
2017
Q3 		$84.6M Sell
1,097,177
-103,637
-9% -$7.82M 0.03% 648
2017
Q2 		$89.3M Sell
1,200,814
-199,348
-14% -$14.7M 0.03% 602
2017
Q1 		$102M Sell
1,400,162
-32,290
-2% -$2.32M 0.03% 559
2016
Q4 		$99M Sell
1,432,452
-798,782
-36% -$54.2M 0.03% 542
2016
Q3 		$151M Buy
2,231,234
+1,238,959
+125% +$83.8M 0.05% 390
2016
Q2 		$65.5M Buy
992,275
+100,232
+11% +$6.59M 0.02% 669
2016
Q1 		$58.5M Buy
892,043
+466,063
+109% +$29M 0.02% 676
2015
Q4 		$27.5M Buy
425,980
+211,537
+99% +$13.7M 0.01% 1176
2015
Q3 		$13M Sell
214,443
-61,907
-22% -$3.9M ﹤0.01% 1726
2015
Q2 		$17.5M Buy
276,350
+26,763
+11% +$1.73M 0.01% 1618
2015
Q1 		$15.9M Buy
249,587
+33,392
+15% +$2.11M 0.01% 1647
2014
Q4 		$13.5M Buy
216,195
+24,176
+13% +$1.47M ﹤0.01% 1794
2014
Q3 		$11.4M Buy
192,019
+39,334
+26% +$2.33M ﹤0.01% 1908
2014
Q2 		$8.88M Buy
152,685
+52,308
+52% +$2.99M ﹤0.01% 2145
2014
Q1 		$5.65M Buy
100,377
+85,982
+597% +$4.8M ﹤0.01% 2475
2013
Q4 		$813K Buy
+14,395
New +$774K ﹤0.01% 4091

Other funds holding QUAL

Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
LPL Financial
LPL Financial San Diego, California $445B AUM 25.58% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.55T AUM 33.47% 1-Year Est. Return
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.96% 1-Year Est. Return
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $202B AUM 37.79% 1-Year Est. Return
Ameriprise
Ameriprise Minneapolis, Minnesota $495B AUM 43.24% 1-Year Est. Return
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo San Francisco, California $617B AUM 30.33% 1-Year Est. Return
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners New York $82.7B AUM 28.53% 1-Year Est. Return
UBS Group
UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $786B AUM 40.34% 1-Year Est. Return
OWM
Orgel Wealth Management Altoona, Wisconsin $5.27B AUM 16.18% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley's QUAL Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Morgan Stanley reduced its iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) stake by 14% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $273M and leaving 7,762,968 shares worth $1.7B. The position accounts for 0.09% of the portfolio, ranked #186.

Morgan Stanley first reported a position in QUAL in Q4 2013 and has held it in 51 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.32B in Q4 2023. 1,638 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold QUAL as of Q2 2026.

  • Morgan Stanley held 7,762,968 shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $1.7B as of Q2 2026.
  • Morgan Stanley sold 1,302,676 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $273M.
  • iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF made up 0.09% of Morgan Stanley's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #186 holding.
  • Morgan Stanley first reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in Q4 2013 and has held it in 51 quarters since.
  • Morgan Stanley's iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF position peaked at $2.32B in Q4 2023.
  • 1,638 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on Morgan Stanley's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.