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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 13

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $953M → $1.29B (+$340M)

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 17 (+4)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 96 (+17)

8.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.19% → 58.51% (+8.3%)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+21.52%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
30
Increased
47
Reduced
13
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
+$33.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$31.1M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29M
4
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
+$19.2M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$16.2M
2
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$11.4M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.49M
4
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$4.17M
5
CCP
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
-$2.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
76
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$379K +$359K +5,769 New
BRWA
77
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$376K +$155K +2,487 +77%
VKH
78
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$335K +$318K +5,105 New
MC
79
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$328K +$312K +5,005 New
Northern Trust
80
Northern Trust
Illinois
$312K – – –
AI
81
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$300K +$284K +4,567 New
CG
82
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$236K -$49.8K -800 -18%
GS
83
Girard Securities
California
$231K +$218K +3,508 New
CAL
84
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$200K +$83K +1,333 +78%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
85
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$188K +$24.9K +400 +16%
PFBT
86
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$115K – – –
Citigroup
87
Citigroup
New York
$110K +$62.6K +1,006 +149%
TFA
88
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$109K +$103K +1,650 New
MFS
89
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$85K +$43.8K +704 +119%
AWM
90
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$85K +$80.3K +1,290 New
Creative Planning
91
Creative Planning
Kansas
$52K -$6.29K -101 -11%
ASN
92
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$39K – – –
Wells Fargo
93
Wells Fargo
California
$22K -$109K -1,758 -84%
AssetMark Inc
94
AssetMark Inc
California
$8K +$7.35K +118 New
SIM
95
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$5.45K +$5.11K +82 New
Credit Agricole
96
Credit Agricole
France
– -$11.4M -177,037 Closed
Jane Street
97
Jane Street
New York
– -$4.49M -69,505 Closed
SS
98
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$4.17M -64,621 Closed
CCP
99
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
– -$2.86M -44,332 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
100
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.64M -40,886 Closed
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

96 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.29B — up 36% from $953M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new QUAL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tanglewood Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.2M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2016, up from 79 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.29B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Tanglewood Wealth Management, an estimated $33.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.