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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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140 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.25B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 39

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.25B (+$436M)

9.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.36% → 59.25% (+9.9%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 140 (+5)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 18 (-1)

Holders
140
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
3.49%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
18
Increased
69
Reduced
39
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$55.7M
2
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$32.3M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$25.7M
4
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$20.1M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$16.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
-$43M
2
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$10.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.82M
4
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$5.31M
5
AIM
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
-$3.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCP
76
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$1.19M +$252K +3,335 +28%
CAAS
77
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.18M – – –
AW
78
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.11M -$61.4K -814 -5%
CAG
79
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.06M +$1.03M +13,680 New
KIA
80
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$1.04M +$830 +11 +0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
81
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.04M -$7.62K -101 -0.7%
GA
82
Geller Advisors
New York
$1.03M – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
83
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$38.3K +508 +4%
TSS
84
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$958K +$937K +12,420 New
FA
85
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$939K +$691K +9,157 +304%
APP
86
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$919K +$899K +11,916 New
HC
87
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
$849K – – –
JG
88
Jefferies Group
New York
$785K +$309K +4,099 +67%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
89
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$734K +$136K +1,800 +23%
PFS
90
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$726K +$8.6K +114 +1%
PAG
91
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$711K +$287K +3,800 +71%
Brown Advisory
92
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$704K -$52.6K -697 -7%
FA
93
FMA Advisory
Pennsylvania
$700K +$685K +9,083 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
94
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$672K +$113K +1,495 +21%
SI
95
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$652K +$113K +1,500 +22%
DRS
96
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
$645K -$14.7K -195 -2%
CWM
97
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$590K -$422K -5,596 -42%
Goldman Sachs
98
Goldman Sachs
New York
$572K +$560K +7,415 New
WS
99
Wedbush Securities
California
$561K +$29.2K +387 +6%
Fidelity Investments
100
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$540K +$5.96K +79 +1%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

140 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.25B — up 24% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new QUAL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $55.7M. The largest seller was Accredited Investors, cutting an estimated $43M.

  • 140 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2017, up from 135 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.25B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $55.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Accredited Investors, an estimated $43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.