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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL

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: 688 → 717 (+29)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 101 → 102 (+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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$153M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$101M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$87.5M
4
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
+$76.9M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$72.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$119M
2
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$119M
3
CCWA
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
-$76.2M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$63.6M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$45.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TWA
676
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$21K – – –
HWA
677
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$18K – – –
TCOV
678
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$18K – – –
CFN
679
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$17K – – –
HFA
680
Hoover Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
SFP
681
Sterling Financial Planning
New Jersey
$17K +$16.7K +130 New
OSAM
682
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$16K -$103K -807 -87%
IAS
683
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$16K – – –
KFI
684
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$16K – – –
IF
685
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$15K – – –
PFBT
686
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$14K – – –
MFT
687
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$14K +$13.7K +107 New
MAM
688
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$14K +$13.8K +108 New
COCM
689
Charter Oak Capital Management
New Hampshire
$13K – – –
OSNBOA
690
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$13K +$12.2K +95 New
ADL
691
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$13K +$12.9K +101 New
CAL
692
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
CTB
693
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$11K – – –
JWA
694
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
CCM
695
Covington Capital Management
California
$11K +$10.3K +80 New
DSC
696
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$10K – – –
VRM
697
Vectors Research Management
New York
$10K – – –
RAM
698
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
699
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$9K +$8.59K +67 New
FRA
700
Front Row Advisors
California
$8K – – –
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28
29 30

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.