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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

353 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.45B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 104

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 40

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5159 (+8)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 339353 (+14)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.22B → $7.45B (+$222M)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.38%70.39% (+0.01%)

Holders
353
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.13%
% of All Funds
7.67%
Holding in Top 10
59
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.69%
% of All Funds
1.28%
New
58
Increased
157
Reduced
104
Closed
40
Calls
$44.5M
Puts
Net Calls
+$44.5M
Net Calls Change
-$3.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SF
51
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$20.7M +$20.2M +224,858 +15,824%
LTFS
52
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$20.5M +$11.5M +128,235 +134%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
53
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.7M +$6.57M +72,967 +51%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
54
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$19.2M +$1.71M +18,989 +10%
Janney Montgomery Scott
55
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$18.5M -$1.39M -15,486 -7%
RJFSA
56
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$18.5M +$5.34M +59,366 +42%
RW
57
RVW Wealth
California
$18.1M +$360K +3,998 +2%
FFS
58
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$17.6M +$5.43M +60,305 +46%
QA
59
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$17.1M +$497K +5,524 +3%
FTIOP
60
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$16.8M +$16.5M +183,404 New
FFBTD
61
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$16.6M -$1.55M -17,251 -9%
HCA
62
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
$16.3M +$2.22M +24,709 +16%
TWM
63
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$15.7M -$200K -2,219 -1%
SCM
64
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$15.7M +$162K +1,805 +1%
DLIC
65
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$15M
PWS
66
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Florida
$14.9M +$7.41M +82,395 +103%
BFG
67
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$14.9M +$10.9M +120,752 +290%
GWAG
68
Garrett Wealth Advisory Group
Texas
$14.7M -$1.98K -22 -0%
MAFM
69
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$13.9M +$3.44M +38,205 +33%
PA
70
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$13.9M +$1.64M +18,277 +14%
UBS AM
71
UBS AM
Illinois
$13.7M -$2.25M -25,003 -14%
TCM
72
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$13.4M +$404K +4,487 +3%
SWMG
73
Sanchez Wealth Management Group
Florida
$13M +$527K +5,858 +4%
CFG
74
Cooper Financial Group
California
$12.7M +$511K +5,673 +4%
AIA
75
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$12.4M +$12.2M +135,427 New

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

353 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.45B — up 3.1% from $7.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new QUAL positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 157 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $313M.

  • 353 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2019, up from 339 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.45B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $93M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $313M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.