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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 44

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.66B (+$156M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 132 (+12)

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.06% → 45.52% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
25
Increased
49
Reduced
44
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$63.1M
2
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
+$38.8M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$32.8M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$18.1M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$8.82M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$23.3M
2
AC
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
-$22.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.6M
4
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
-$10.2M
5
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$7.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HC
76
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
$801K – – –
PAG
77
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$797K +$785K +10,948 New
GS
78
Girard Securities
California
$736K +$227K +3,167 +46%
RJA
79
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$709K +$223K +3,108 +47%
CG
80
CFO4Life Group
Texas
$686K +$675K +9,416 New
SS
81
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$685K -$198K -2,758 -23%
Brown Advisory
82
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$665K -$66.4K -925 -9%
FAAS
83
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$643K -$59K -822 -9%
BT
84
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$642K -$2.43M -33,807 -79%
SI
85
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$603K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
86
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$583K +$32.7K +456 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
87
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$546K -$5.04M -70,268 -90%
FLPIM
88
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$514K -$91.5K -1,275 -15%
FCAG
89
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$505K +$498K +6,937 New
PPFA
90
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$493K +$485K +6,768 New
WS
91
Wedbush Securities
California
$480K +$160K +2,236 +51%
ATC
92
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$479K -$225K -3,132 -32%
WCG
93
Wall Capital Group
Arizona
$455K +$448K +6,244 New
PAG
94
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$452K -$128K -1,789 -22%
SIM
95
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$437K – – –
MC
96
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$382K -$29.8K -415 -7%
FHA
97
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$348K +$86.8K +1,210 +34%
BTW
98
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$344K – – –
Fidelity Investments
99
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$339K +$86.7K +1,208 +35%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
100
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$338K +$75.4K +1,051 +29%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

132 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.66B — up 10% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new QUAL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $63.1M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $23.3M.

  • 132 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2017, up from 120 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $63.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $23.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.