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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 44

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.66B (+$156M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 132 (+12)

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.06% → 45.52% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
25
Increased
49
Reduced
44
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$63.1M
2
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
+$38.8M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$32.8M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$18.1M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$8.82M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$23.3M
2
AC
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
-$22.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.6M
4
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
-$10.2M
5
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$7.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TWM
26
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$13.9M -$10.2M -142,808 -43%
BAAM
27
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$13.8M -$320K -4,458 -2%
BII
28
Bainco International Investors
Massachusetts
$13.5M +$9.9K +138 +0.1%
FFBTD
29
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$12.1M +$248K +3,463 +2%
AG
30
Advisor Group
Arizona
$11.8M +$8.7M +121,343 +295%
SFA
31
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$11M -$352K -4,906 -3%
RJFSA
32
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$9.44M +$8.82M +122,935 +1,829%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.58M -$175K -2,434 -2%
HI
34
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$7.51M +$3.46M +48,224 +88%
AIM
35
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$7.44M +$7.33M +102,189 +217,423%
LPL Financial
36
LPL Financial
California
$7.35M +$15.4K +215 +0.2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.1M +$496K +6,911 +8%
TFO
38
Tarbox Family Office
California
$6.74M -$481K -6,704 -7%
WDL
39
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$6.65M -$1.65M -22,936 -20%
SFA
40
Stewardship Financial Advisors
Georgia
$6.06M -$4.02M -56,035 -40%
VSWA
41
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$5.76M -$1.53M -21,356 -21%
FFS
42
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$4.97M +$953K +13,282 +24%
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.78M +$256K +3,571 +6%
VWM
44
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$4.52M -$278K -3,870 -6%
Jane Street
45
Jane Street
New York
$3.66M +$3.61M +50,270 New
AI
46
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.26M +$3.22M +44,822 New
CWM
47
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$3.05M -$737K -10,278 -20%
AEPG
48
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$3.03M +$2.99M +41,651 New
SP
49
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$2.7M +$905K +12,623 +52%
MBT
50
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$2.65M -$98.9K -1,379 -4%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

132 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.66B — up 10% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new QUAL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $63.1M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $23.3M.

  • 132 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2017, up from 120 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $63.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $23.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.