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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 13

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $953M → $1.29B (+$340M)

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 17 (+4)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 96 (+17)

8.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.19% → 58.51% (+8.3%)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+21.52%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
30
Increased
47
Reduced
13
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
+$33.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$31.1M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29M
4
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
+$19.2M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$16.2M
2
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$11.4M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.49M
4
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$4.17M
5
CCP
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
-$2.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIG
51
American International Group
New York
$1.8M +$157K +2,523 +10%
FLPIM
52
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.5M +$623 +10 +0%
VWA
53
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$1.24M +$1.18M +18,885 New
CAAS
54
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.16M +$46K +738 +4%
SPWA
55
SteelBridge Private Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.14M +$1.08M +17,320 New
BCM
56
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.1M -$865K -13,900 -45%
KIA
57
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$994K +$30.4K +488 +3%
GT
58
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$971K +$641K +10,298 +228%
AW
59
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$950K +$254K +4,081 +39%
JP Morgan Chase
60
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$816K +$774K +12,430 New
SS
61
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$786K +$94K +1,510 +14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
62
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$780K -$180K -2,891 -20%
Citadel Advisors
63
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$748K +$710K +11,401 New
ATC
64
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$700K – – –
Brown Advisory
65
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$660K +$626K +10,055 New
HCP
66
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$632K – – –
HWP
67
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
$621K -$422K -6,779 -42%
FAAS
68
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$613K +$321K +5,153 +124%
ICAS
69
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$569K +$540K +8,672 New
SI
70
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$543K +$515K +8,278 New
LRPA
71
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$533K +$505K +8,115 New
VFS
72
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$449K -$1.68K -27 -0.4%
SIM
73
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$432K -$194K -3,116 -32%
HighTower Advisors
74
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$431K +$7.35K +118 +2%
TRCT
75
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$416K -$146K -2,337 -27%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

96 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.29B — up 36% from $953M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new QUAL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tanglewood Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.2M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2016, up from 79 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.29B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Tanglewood Wealth Management, an estimated $33.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.