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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 35

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.66B → $1.81B (+$146M)

3.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.52% → 49.36% (+3.8%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 135 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
135
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
3.37%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
19
Increased
63
Reduced
35
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$40.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$20.6M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$17.3M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$12.7M
5
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$16.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$14.7M
3
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$5.92M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.52M
5
SIM
SSI Investment Management
California
-$2.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
51
Jane Street
New York
$3.43M -$305K -4,140 -8%
Stifel Financial
52
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.19M -$1.67M -22,634 -35%
AEPG
53
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$3.15M +$49K +664 +2%
LTFS
54
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.1M +$1.28M +17,345 +71%
IA
55
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.73M +$206K +2,787 +8%
Bank of Montreal
56
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.67M +$702K +9,514 +36%
SP
57
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$2.66M -$95.3K -1,291 -3%
MWM
58
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.58M -$10.4K -141 -0.4%
GWM
59
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.54M -$128K -1,733 -5%
Baird Financial Group
60
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.5M +$2.48M +33,627 New
CAL
61
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$2.29M +$316K +4,283 +16%
MML Investors Services
62
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.15M +$2.13M +28,897 New
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$2.09M +$2.04M +27,715 +7,919%
MBT
64
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$2.03M -$678K -9,195 -25%
GHA
65
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$1.93M +$104K +1,407 +6%
KIC
66
Keating Investment Counselors
Florida
$1.89M -$102K -1,380 -5%
BRWA
67
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.79M +$939K +12,730 +112%
RJA
68
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.6M +$869K +11,776 +121%
SIA
69
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$1.59M +$1.58M +21,355 New
GS
70
Girard Securities
California
$1.44M +$686K +9,292 +92%
SPWA
71
SteelBridge Private Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.34M – – –
CCMG
72
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.19M -$120K -1,629 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
73
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.17M +$143K +1,937 +14%
CAAS
74
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.14M – – –
AW
75
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.13M -$7.38K -100 -0.7%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

135 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.81B — up 8.8% from $1.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new QUAL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $40.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 135 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2017, up from 132 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.81B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $40.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.