iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $726M invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
275% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 12
49% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $487M → $726M (+$239M)
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 41 → 51 (+10)
17.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.5% → 63.54% (+17%)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.9M |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$3.44M |
| 3 |
SCM
Stonehearth Capital Management
Danvers,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.03M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$1.89M |
| 5 |
P
Palladiem
Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.59M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VKH
51
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$628K | -9,935 | Closed |
|
52
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$351K | -5,549 | Closed |
|
|
NPC
53
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$290K | -4,489 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
54
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$210K | -3,320 | Closed |
|
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
51 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $726M — up 49% from $487M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QUAL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $35.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.9M.
- 51 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2015, up from 41 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $726M of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $35.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.