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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

717 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.2B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 291 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,683% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55M | Put options by funds: $3.08M

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 36

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 291 | Existing positions reduced: 242

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.6B → $16.2B (+$1.59B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 688717 (+29)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 101102 (+1)

0.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.34%74.9% (+0.55%)

Holders
717
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+4.22%
% of All Funds
12.48%
Holding in Top 10
102
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+0.99%
% of All Funds
1.78%
New
73
Increased
291
Reduced
242
Closed
36
Calls
$55M
Puts
$3.08M
Net Calls
+$51.9M
Net Calls Change
+$27.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TC
26
Trilogy Capital
California
$93M -$17M -132,253 -16%
PI
27
PFS Investments
Georgia
$92.9M +$76.9M +599,850 +692%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
28
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$87.3M +$46.9M +365,815 +126%
MWM
29
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$87M -$18.1M -141,262 -18%
RJFSA
30
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$84.1M -$1.02M -7,940 -1%
IWC
31
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$83.9M -$10M -78,216 -11%
AWM
32
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$83.3M +$59.3M +462,484 +281%
HighTower Advisors
33
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$79.8M -$338K -2,633 -0.4%
SMA
34
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$75.2M +$11.3M +87,781 +18%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
35
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$68.8M -$11.5M -89,825 -15%
SC
36
Savant Capital
Illinois
$67.5M +$10.1M +78,888 +18%
BDF
37
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$66.8M +$3.35M +26,147 +5%
SFG
38
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$65.3M +$3.12M +24,359 +5%
1WM
39
1900 Wealth Management
Texas
$63.7M -$547K -4,270 -0.9%
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$62.9M -$1.73M -13,489 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$56.5M -$9.73M -75,933 -15%
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$54.1M +$1.8M +14,053 +4%
JIC
43
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$54M +$1.87M +14,577 +4%
AWS
44
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
$53.9M +$4.44M +34,606 +9%
DADC
45
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$53.4M +$1.23M +9,626 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
46
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$53.4M -$744K -5,804 -1%
COF
47
Capital One Financial
Virginia
$52M +$411K +3,208 +0.8%
TWM
48
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$50.6M +$9.87M +76,962 +25%
CFFP
49
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$49.1M -$677K -5,281 -1%
SC
50
Schoolcraft Capital
Colorado
$45.4M +$1.98M +15,411 +5%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

717 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $16.2B — up 11% from $14.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new QUAL positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 291 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $153M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $119M sold.

  • 717 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2021, up from 688 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $16.2B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $119M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.