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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 35

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.66B → $1.81B (+$146M)

3.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.52% → 49.36% (+3.8%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 135 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
135
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
3.37%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
19
Increased
63
Reduced
35
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$40.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$20.6M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$17.3M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$12.7M
5
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$16.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$14.7M
3
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$5.92M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.52M
5
SIM
SSI Investment Management
California
-$2.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
76
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.01M – – –
KIA
77
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$1M – – –
GA
78
Geller Advisors
New York
$992K +$985K +13,344 New
CWM
79
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$985K -$2.11M -28,603 -68%
Janney Montgomery Scott
80
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$952K +$11K +149 +1%
HCP
81
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$898K +$73.8K +1,000 +9%
VF
82
Virtu Financial
New York
$895K +$888K +12,033 New
FCAG
83
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$840K +$321K +4,357 +63%
HC
84
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
$818K – – –
Brown Advisory
85
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$731K +$51.4K +697 +8%
SS
86
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$700K – – –
PFS
87
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$681K +$679K +9,200 New
FAAS
88
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$644K -$11.1K -150 -2%
DRS
89
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
$637K +$632K +8,560 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
90
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$574K -$21.6K -293 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
91
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$537K +$190K +2,579 +56%
WCG
92
Wall Capital Group
Arizona
$518K +$53.4K +724 +12%
SI
93
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$516K -$97.8K -1,325 -16%
Fidelity Investments
94
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$515K +$167K +2,263 +49%
WS
95
Wedbush Securities
California
$512K +$21K +284 +4%
ATC
96
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$512K +$23.2K +314 +5%
JG
97
Jefferies Group
New York
$452K +$449K +6,083 New
FHA
98
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$417K +$58.7K +796 +17%
MC
99
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$408K +$16K +217 +4%
PAG
100
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$397K -$67.1K -909 -15%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

135 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.81B — up 8.8% from $1.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new QUAL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $40.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 135 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2017, up from 132 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.81B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $40.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.