iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
708 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.4B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 178 funds opening new positions, 253 increasing their positions, 197 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
8,436% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.8M | Put options by funds: $302K
514% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 178 | Existing positions closed: 29
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 253 | Existing positions reduced: 197
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 568 → 708 (+140)
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 98 → 116 (+18)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.9B → $16.4B (+$1.58B)
0.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.46% → 75.67% (-0.79%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$88.1M |
| 2 |
PI
PFS Investments
Duluth,
Georgia
|
+$76.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$64.1M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$38.6M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$37M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$378M |
| 2 |
JPG
Jordan Park Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$218M |
| 3 |
AF
Allworth Financial
Folsom,
California
|
-$108M |
| 4 |
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$51.5M |
| 5 |
EMPI
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Espoo,
Finland
|
-$49.3M |
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
708 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $16.4B — up 11% from $14.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 178 funds opened new QUAL positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 149 holders — while 253 added to existing stakes and 197 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $88.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $378M.
- 708 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q4 2020, up from 568 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $16.4B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 178 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 29 closed out, a net change of +149 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $88.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q4 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $378M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.