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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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805 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.4B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 302 increasing their positions, 314 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

623% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.73M | Put options by funds: $239K

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 96 → 100 (+4)

1.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.85% → 77.78% (+1.9%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 302 | Existing positions reduced: 314

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 837 → 805 (-32)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.5B → $12.4B (-$2.03B)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 68

Holders
805
Holders Change
-32
Holders Change %
-3.82%
% of All Funds
13.87%
Holding in Top 10
100
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
1.72%
New
47
Increased
302
Reduced
314
Closed
68
Calls
$1.73M
Puts
$239K
Net Calls
+$1.49M
Net Calls Change
+$8.75M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIAS
CFS Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
+$353M
2
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$203M
3
B
Barings
North Carolina
+$59.3M
4
GI
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
+$49.7M
5
BTI
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
+$49.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$577M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$344M
3
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
-$300M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$255M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$35.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FMP
801
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$1K – – –
MFC
802
Morris Financial Concepts
South Carolina
$1K – – –
MOS
803
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$392 +$237K +2,025 New
WIM
804
Westside Investment Management
California
$28 – – –
SWMG
805
Sanchez Wealth Management Group
Florida
– -$19.8M -177,138 Closed
Jane Street
806
Jane Street
New York
– -$9.68M -86,617 Closed
SAM
807
Silverhawk Asset Management
Arizona
– -$9.59M -85,790 Closed
E
808
Ergoteles
New York
– -$8.55M -76,568 Closed
AIP
809
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$5.91M -52,887 Closed
ST
810
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
– -$5.3M -47,443 Closed
FTUS
811
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$4.23M -37,831 Closed
HF
812
HRT Financial
New York
– -$2.45M -21,967 Closed
TA
813
Trellis Advisors
Washington
– -$632K -20,069 Closed
Macquarie Group
814
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$1.53M -13,704 Closed
STA
815
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
– -$1.34M -12,011 Closed
EPA
816
Element Pointe Advisors
Florida
– -$1.25M -11,228 Closed
OMC
817
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$1.18M -10,562 Closed
CIBC World Market
818
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.16M -10,348 Closed
VIA
819
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
– -$1.12M -10,009 Closed
SC
820
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
– -$729K -6,524 Closed
TW
821
TrinityPoint Wealth
Connecticut
– -$643K -5,756 Closed
USCWA
822
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
– -$608K -5,443 Closed
MMM
823
Mendel Money Management
Illinois
– -$565K -5,057 Closed
SWP
824
ShoreHaven Wealth Partners
New Jersey
– -$471K -4,219 Closed
SAM
825
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
– -$460K -4,115 Closed
31 32
33
34 35

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

805 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $12.4B — down 14% from $14.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of QUAL and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 314 trimmed existing stakes and 302 added.

The largest buyer was CFS Investment Advisory Services, adding an estimated $353M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $577M.

  • 805 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2022, down from 837 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $12.4B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 68 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was CFS Investment Advisory Services, an estimated $353M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $577M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.