iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
824 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.8B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 351 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
49% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 71
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.4B → $13.8B (+$1.38B)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 805 → 824 (+19)
0.15% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.78% → 77.63% (-0.15%)
1% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 100 → 99 (-1)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 351
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.2M | Put options by funds: $7.71M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$165M |
| 2 |
FWI
Facet Wealth Inc
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$164M |
| 3 |
BL
Balentine LLC
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$77.8M |
| 4 |
BTI
Blue Trust Inc
Alpharetta,
Georgia
|
+$76M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$63.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIAS
CFS Investment Advisory Services
Totowa,
New Jersey
|
-$344M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$205M |
| 3 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
-$77.3M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$45.9M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$39.8M |
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
824 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $13.8B — up 11% from $12.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new QUAL positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 351 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was CFS Investment Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $344M.
- 824 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q4 2022, up from 805 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $13.8B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 71 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $165M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q4 2022 was CFS Investment Advisory Services, an estimated $344M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.