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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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568 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.1B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

196% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.6M | Put options by funds: $6.6M

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 82

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12B → $14.1B (+$2.12B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 548 → 568 (+20)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 194

3.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.41% → 77.2% (-3.2%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 114 → 104 (-10)

Holders
568
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+3.65%
% of All Funds
11.65%
Holding in Top 10
104
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.77%
% of All Funds
2.13%
New
105
Increased
207
Reduced
194
Closed
82
Calls
$19.6M
Puts
$6.6M
Net Calls
+$13M
Net Calls Change
-$3.57M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$339M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$308M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$158M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$143M
5
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$132M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$698M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$331M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$253M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$113M
5
PAS
Park Avenue Securities
New York
-$96.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFG
251
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$2.54M +$65.5K +714 +3%
VIM
252
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.5M +$8.54K +93 +0.4%
IWM
253
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.48M +$110K +1,196 +5%
FC
254
Ferris Capital
Massachusetts
$2.42M -$1.59M -17,293 -41%
Citigroup
255
Citigroup
New York
$2.4M -$302K -3,288 -12%
TPA
256
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
$2.39M -$149K -1,624 -6%
CC
257
Copperleaf Capital
North Carolina
$2.39M +$180K +1,962 +9%
GP
258
Geneva Partners
Wisconsin
$2.37M +$297K +3,235 +15%
C1AG
259
Client 1st Advisory Group
Florida
$2.37M -$6.65M -72,440 -75%
Susquehanna International Group
260
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.31M +$2.21M +24,068 New
JIP
261
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$2.3M +$2.2M +24,012 New
UWM
262
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$2.29M +$534K +5,819 +32%
Citadel Advisors
263
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.24M +$2.14M +23,329 New
PA
264
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$2.23M +$67.1K +731 +3%
RA
265
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$2.09M -$3.28M -35,730 -62%
SPC
266
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.07M +$120K +1,312 +6%
LFAS
267
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$2.04M -$729K -7,939 -27%
ASN
268
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2M -$819K -8,927 -30%
GVAG
269
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$2M +$190K +2,067 +11%
JWCA
270
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.99M +$1.9M +20,693 New
UBV
271
United Bank (Virginia)
Virginia
$1.97M -$698K -7,606 -27%
BFG
272
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$1.96M -$1.3M -14,162 -41%
SWM
273
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.95M – – –
WOSD
274
WFA of San Diego
California
$1.91M +$1.72M +18,766 New
SCA
275
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.91M -$2.18M -23,702 -54%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

568 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $14.1B — up 18% from $12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 105 funds opened new QUAL positions and 82 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 207 added to existing stakes and 194 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $339M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $698M.

  • 568 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2020, up from 548 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $14.1B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 105 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 82 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $339M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $698M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.