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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 13

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $953M → $1.29B (+$340M)

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 17 (+4)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 96 (+17)

8.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.19% → 58.51% (+8.3%)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+21.52%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
30
Increased
47
Reduced
13
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
+$33.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$31.1M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29M
4
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
+$19.2M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$16.2M
2
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$11.4M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.49M
4
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$4.17M
5
CCP
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
-$2.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAAM
26
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$11M -$929K -14,914 -8%
FDCC
27
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$10.9M +$117K +1,872 +1%
MBT
28
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$10.6M +$4.9M +78,624 +94%
BII
29
Bainco International Investors
Massachusetts
$9.99M +$257K +4,123 +3%
CCMG
30
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$9.51M +$9.02M +144,889 New
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.2M +$2.77M +44,423 +55%
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$8.12M +$3.6M +57,830 +87%
IA
33
IFP Advisors
Florida
$7.81M +$5.27M +84,596 +2,312%
WDL
34
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$7.09M +$6.44M +103,498 +2,243%
TFO
35
Tarbox Family Office
California
$6.99M +$874K +14,043 +15%
HI
36
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$6.97M +$6.61M +106,216 New
FFS
37
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$6.86M +$6.51M +104,528 New
VSWA
38
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$6.4M +$1.37M +22,011 +29%
JMPWA
39
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$6.15M +$732K +11,754 +14%
C
40
CFO4Life
Texas
$4.99M +$2.66M +42,782 +129%
BT
41
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$4.26M +$49.2K +790 +1%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.23M +$718K +11,534 +22%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
43
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3.96M +$3.54M +56,837 +1,679%
CWM
44
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$3.8M +$3.6M +57,852 New
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.65M +$3.47M +55,682 New
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3.28M +$3.11M +50,006 New
GWM
47
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$3.27M +$3.08M +49,387 New
VWM
48
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$2.78M +$2.64M +42,406 New
SIM
49
SSI Investment Management
California
$2.14M +$2.03M +32,568 New
EWM
50
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$2.13M +$1.69M +27,160 +520%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

96 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.29B — up 36% from $953M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new QUAL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tanglewood Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.2M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2016, up from 79 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.29B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Tanglewood Wealth Management, an estimated $33.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.