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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
WBG
26
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$178M -$4.42M -34,709 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$157M +$14.1M +110,594 +10%
IWC
28
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$143M +$25.5M +200,662 +23%
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$139M +$8.11M +63,733 +7%
SC
30
Savant Capital
Illinois
$132M +$10.7M +83,826 +9%
RJA
31
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$123M +$7.63M +60,018 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$122M +$3.69M +29,009 +3%
PI
33
PFS Investments
Georgia
$121M +$15.9M +124,641 +16%
Cetera Investment Advisers
34
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$110M +$1.47M +11,524 +1%
Corient Private Wealth
35
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$100M +$2.36M +18,551 +3%
SFG
36
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$93.8M -$1.84M -14,450 -2%
JC
37
JB Capital
Connecticut
$92.4M +$4.32M +33,972 +5%
BL
38
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$91.5M -$2.69M -21,178 -3%
OIA
39
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$91.5M +$8.52M +66,961 +11%
HighTower Advisors
40
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$88.6M +$5.38M +42,274 +7%
AWM
41
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$88.4M +$29.5M +231,830 +55%
GFS
42
GYL Financial Synergies
Connecticut
$88.2M +$46.7K +367 +0.1%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
43
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$86.2M +$38.8M +305,283 +91%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
44
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$83.9M +$14.5M +113,963 +22%
PA
45
Parallel Advisors
California
$82.8M +$72.4M +568,853 +1,267%
TF
46
TIAA FSB
Florida
$82.6M +$14.2M +111,926 +22%
Franklin Resources
47
Franklin Resources
California
$80M +$49.6M +389,895 +192%
EWM
48
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$77.1M +$4.97M +39,070 +7%
WP
49
WealthSource Partners
California
$72.8M -$333K -2,620 -0.5%
SMA
50
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$70.6M -$889K -6,987 -1%

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.