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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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824 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.8B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 351 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 71

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.4B → $13.8B (+$1.38B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 805 → 824 (+19)

0.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.78% → 77.63% (-0.15%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 100 → 99 (-1)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 351

71% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.2M | Put options by funds: $7.71M

Holders
824
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+2.36%
% of All Funds
13.25%
Holding in Top 10
99
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1%
% of All Funds
1.59%
New
106
Increased
244
Reduced
351
Closed
71
Calls
$2.2M
Puts
$7.71M
Net Calls
-$5.52M
Net Calls Change
-$7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$165M
2
FWI
Facet Wealth Inc
Maryland
+$164M
3
BL
Balentine LLC
Georgia
+$77.8M
4
BTI
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
+$76M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$63.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIAS
CFS Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
-$344M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$205M
3
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
-$77.3M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$45.9M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$39.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KFS
801
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.32K – – –
TRCT
802
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K -$211K -1,861 -98%
JHCP
803
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$3.88K – – –
CPFP
804
Clear Perspectives Financial Planning
Ohio
$2.85K – – –
SIS
805
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2.85K – – –
PA
806
PSI Advisors
Florida
$2.73K – – –
LFA
807
LGT Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.67K +$2.61K +23 New
SC
808
SouthState Corp
Florida
$2.62K – – –
BBPWM
809
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2.05K – – –
BSB
810
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$2K – – –
VF
811
VitalStone Financial
Texas
$2K +$2.27K +20 New
S
812
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1.59K -$11K -97 -87%
AWM
813
Abound Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.48K -$67.5K -595 -98%
MAWA
814
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
Washington
$1.37K +$1.36K +12 New
MFC
815
Morris Financial Concepts
South Carolina
$1.25K – – –
GFWA
816
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors
Delaware
$1.25K +$1.25K +11 New
BCMIO
817
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$1.14K +$1.13K +10 New
FRA
818
Front Row Advisors
California
$1K -$5.67K -50 -85%
GWANC
819
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$912 +$907 +8 New
KIA
820
Kraematon Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$741 +$794 +7 New
WOSD
821
WFA of San Diego
California
$570 +$567 +5 New
OLVIG
822
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
$342 – – –
WIM
823
Westside Investment Management
California
$31 – – –
CMP
824
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$1 – – –
PS
825
Portfolio Strategies
New York
– -$20.7M -200,602 Closed
31 32
33
34 35

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

824 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $13.8B — up 11% from $12.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new QUAL positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 351 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was CFS Investment Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $344M.

  • 824 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q4 2022, up from 805 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $13.8B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 71 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q4 2022 was CFS Investment Advisory Services, an estimated $344M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.