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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 44

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.66B (+$156M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 132 (+12)

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.06% → 45.52% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
25
Increased
49
Reduced
44
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$63.1M
2
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
+$38.8M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$32.8M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$18.1M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$8.82M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$23.3M
2
AC
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
-$22.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.6M
4
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
-$10.2M
5
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$7.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWM
51
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.61M -$575K -8,009 -18%
MWM
52
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.54M +$47.3K +659 +2%
IA
53
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.47M +$404K +5,633 +20%
SIM
54
SSI Investment Management
California
$2.27M -$1.36M -18,988 -38%
KIC
55
Keating Investment Counselors
Florida
$1.95M +$1.93M +26,845 New
CAL
56
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$1.94M +$117K +1,633 +7%
Bank of Montreal
57
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.93M +$1.37M +19,085 +259%
GHA
58
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$1.78M +$1.76M +24,491 New
LTFS
59
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.77M +$263K +3,660 +18%
EAMA
60
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$1.58M -$3.81M -53,108 -71%
SPWA
61
SteelBridge Private Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.31M – – –
CCMG
62
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.28M -$176K -2,460 -12%
CWM
63
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.15M +$1.19M +16,590 New
CAAS
64
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.12M -$100K -1,395 -8%
AW
65
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.11M +$33.6K +468 +3%
UBS AM
66
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.09M +$47.1K +656 +5%
Janus Henderson Group
67
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.06M – – –
FA
68
FMA Advisory
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$1.02M +14,191 New
JP Morgan Chase
69
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1M +$26.8K +373 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
70
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$987K -$23.3M -325,287 -96%
KIA
71
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$982K -$127K -1,769 -12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
72
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$921K -$19.8K -276 -2%
HighTower Advisors
73
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$920K +$76.8K +1,071 +9%
BRWA
74
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$829K +$40.5K +564 +5%
HCP
75
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$807K +$13.6K +190 +2%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

132 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.66B — up 10% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new QUAL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $63.1M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $23.3M.

  • 132 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2017, up from 120 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $63.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $23.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.