iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
548 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 262 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.
4,995% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.9M | Put options by funds: $331K
87% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 262 | Existing positions reduced: 140
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 85
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 103 → 114 (+11)
5.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.86% → 80.41% (+5.5%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 540 → 548 (+8)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.3B → $12B (-$318M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$991M |
| 2 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$281M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$135M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$117M |
| 5 |
CWM
Connecticut Wealth Management
Farmington,
Connecticut
|
+$103M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$79.2M |
| 2 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$51M |
| 3 |
PI
PFS Investments
Duluth,
Georgia
|
-$47.8M |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$37.8M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$30.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OSAM
626
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$18K | -175 | Closed |
|
627
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$14K | -139 | Closed |
|
|
TCWM
628
Total Clarity Wealth Management
St. Charles,
Illinois
| – | -$14K | -135 | Closed |
|
|
KWM
629
Keebeck Wealth Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$8K | -85 | Closed |
|
|
TI
630
tru Independence
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$5K | -65 | Closed |
|
|
PVH
631
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
| – | -$5K | -48 | Closed |
|
|
FBT
632
First Bank & Trust
Brookings,
South Dakota
| – | -$5K | -47 | Closed |
|
|
LC
633
Lindbrook Capital
Calabasas,
California
| – | -$4K | -40 | Closed |
|
634
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$95 | +1 | New |
|
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
548 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $12B — down 2.6% from $12.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new QUAL positions and 85 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 262 added to existing stakes and 140 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $991M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, cutting an estimated $79.2M.
- 548 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2020, up from 540 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $12B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 98 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 85 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $991M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $79.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.