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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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250 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.01B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 13

103% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 60

46% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 38 (+12)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.26B → $4.01B (+$752M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 225 → 250 (+25)

0.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.97% → 60.07% (+0.1%)

Holders
250
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+46.15%
% of All Funds
0.87%
New
39
Increased
122
Reduced
60
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$38.8M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$34.1M
3
MLIC
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
+$32M
4
CMO
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
+$31.2M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$30.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$5.7M
2
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.43M
3
TA
TMD & Associates
Arizona
-$3.06M
4
BFPW
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
-$2.6M
5
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
-$2.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
226
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$34K +$32.8K +373 New
GEA
227
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$33.9K – – –
AWM
228
Aevitas Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$32K – – –
AAP
229
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$30K +$29.2K +333 New
AF
230
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$29K -$7.91K -90 -22%
AIM
231
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$28K -$205K -2,336 -88%
CFG
232
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$28K +$27.6K +314 New
JGIA
233
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$23K +$88 +1 +0.4%
ONST
234
Old North State Trust
North Carolina
$23K +$23K +262 New
SF
235
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$20K – – –
WAP
236
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$19K +$5.27K +60 +40%
GI
237
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$17K +$16.9K +192 New
CAC
238
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$13K -$36.5K -416 -75%
RCAG
239
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$11.3K – – –
FGAM
240
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$11K – – –
MPWT
241
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$10.2K +$5.01K +57 +102%
WEC
242
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$10K – – –
ADL
243
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$10K +$10K +114 New
William Blair & Company
244
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$9K – – –
KTC
245
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
HS
246
Horan Securities
United States
$5K – – –
IFAM
247
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$5K – – –
CF
248
Centaurus Financial
California
$4.88K -$4.43M -50,455 -100%
TVWM
249
Tower View Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$2.99K +34 New
FRA
250
Front Row Advisors
California
$4 – – –
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10
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

250 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $4.01B — up 23% from $3.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new QUAL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 122 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), adding an estimated $38.8M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital Investments, cutting an estimated $5.7M.

  • 250 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2018, up from 225 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.01B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $38.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $5.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.