We are live on ! Find out more
QUAL icon

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL

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

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

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
MLIC
26
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$34.4M +$32M +364,672 +2,224%
AWE
27
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$31.4M -$8.87K -101 -0%
DADC
28
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$31.3M +$3.62M +41,167 +14%
FFS
29
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$28.5M +$1.05M +11,929 +4%
PC
30
Permanens Capital
New York
$28.5M +$1.51M +17,143 +6%
AG
31
Advisor Group
Arizona
$28.3M +$7.01M +79,859 +34%
TC
32
Trilogy Capital
California
$26.6M +$5.46M +62,143 +27%
FDCC
33
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$25.8M -$125K -1,420 -0.5%
MIH
34
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$25.6M +$20.2M +230,493 +433%
US Bancorp
35
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$24.2M +$1.01M +11,470 +4%
BAAM
36
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$23.6M +$435K +4,950 +2%
AEPG
37
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$23.5M +$17.3M +196,487 +311%
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.1M +$1.94M +22,106 +10%
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$19.2M -$1.13M -12,921 -6%
TA
40
TMD & Associates
Arizona
$18.1M -$3.06M -34,869 -15%
JMPWA
41
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$17.1M -$849K -9,667 -5%
SCM
42
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.5M -$235K -2,675 -1%
FFBTD
43
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$16.4M -$958K -10,903 -6%
TWM
44
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$15.9M -$12K -137 -0.1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
45
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$15.2M +$216K +2,463 +1%
DLIC
46
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$14.8M – – –
TCM
47
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$13.3M -$82.1K -935 -0.6%
RJFSA
48
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.9M +$4.44M +50,580 +62%
LJAC
49
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$11.6M +$128K +1,455 +1%
HCA
50
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
$11M +$3.27M +37,235 +44%
1
2
3 4 5

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.