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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

1,005 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.3B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 449 increasing their positions, 298 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 43

64% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.31M | Put options by funds: $3.24M

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 449 | Existing positions reduced: 298

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.9B → $28.3B (+$5.43B)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 150180 (+30)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9161,005 (+89)

2.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.9%89.27% (+2.4%)

Holders
1,005
Holders Change
+89
Holders Change %
+9.72%
% of All Funds
15.78%
Holding in Top 10
180
Holding in Top 10 Change
+30
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
2.83%
New
135
Increased
449
Reduced
298
Closed
43
Calls
$5.31M
Puts
$3.24M
Net Calls
+$2.07M
Net Calls Change
-$119K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SPC
276
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$7.18M +$1.45M +11,380 +27%
FRA
277
FFG Retirement Advisors
Colorado
$7.16M +$6.75M +53,098 New
FFA
278
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$7.15M +$1.23M +9,634 +22%
MBT
279
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$7.12M -$118K -930 -2%
WWA
280
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
$7.11M +$6.71M +52,737 New
Goldman Sachs
281
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.05M -$2.35M -18,486 -26%
SWA
282
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$7M +$2.6M +20,459 +65%
AWE
283
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$6.99M -$9.62M -75,629 -59%
Creative Planning
284
Creative Planning
Kansas
$6.98M -$3.94K -31 -0.1%
Brown Advisory
285
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$6.97M +$375K +2,951 +6%
FWP
286
Firethorn Wealth Partners
Georgia
$6.94M +$55.7K +438 +0.9%
AWM
287
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$6.87M +$5.37M +42,217 +485%
MCA
288
Magnolia Capital Advisors
Mississippi
$6.81M -$287K -2,254 -4%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
289
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$6.77M +$5.74M +45,107 +883%
MCC
290
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$6.75M -$8.83M -69,426 -58%
GIA
291
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$6.75M +$352K +2,770 +6%
NW
292
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$6.73M +$1.05M +8,252 +20%
AIA
293
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$6.73M +$6.35M +49,890 New
CG
294
Cynosure Group
Utah
$6.71M +$6.33M +49,762 New
FHA
295
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$6.71M -$227K -1,788 -3%
MYIA
296
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
$6.62M +$335K +2,636 +6%
CWG
297
Crown Wealth Group
North Carolina
$6.57M +$1.76M +13,799 +39%
ASN
298
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6.53M -$17.6K -138 -0.3%
CFC
299
Client First Capital
California
$6.47M -$1.73M -13,618 -22%
SAM
300
Silverhawk Asset Management
Arizona
$6.4M +$6.04M +47,451 New

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

1,005 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $28.3B — up 24% from $22.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new QUAL positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 92 holders — while 449 added to existing stakes and 298 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $824M. The largest seller was Mercer Global Advisors, cutting an estimated $137M.

  • 1,005 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2023, up from 916 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $28.3B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 135 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 43 closed out, a net change of +92 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $824M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.