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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 11

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 45

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 184 (+44)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.25B → $2.67B (+$427M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 21 (+3)

2.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.25% → 62.1% (+2.8%)

Holders
184
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+31.43%
% of All Funds
4.17%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
55
Increased
65
Reduced
45
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$52M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$45.1M
3
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
+$41.9M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$19.1M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$18.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$16.8M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.2M
3
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$4.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
76
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.67M +$1.9M +23,514 +270%
TWA
77
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$2.63M +$2.56M +31,768 New
CF
78
Centaurus Financial
California
$2.6M +$2.53M +31,417 New
HCA
79
Heck Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.55M +$121K +1,507 +5%
KFP
80
Keystone Financial Planning
Ohio
$2.49M +$2.42M +29,992 New
FCAG
81
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$2.36M +$291K +3,612 +15%
Citigroup
82
Citigroup
New York
$2.33M +$81 +1 +0%
FAAS
83
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.88M +$269K +3,338 +17%
MBT
84
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$1.82M -$297K -3,685 -14%
OCM
85
Orser Capital Management
Texas
$1.65M +$1.54M +19,086 New
CS
86
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.65M +$1.6M +19,893 New
PWM
87
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.59M +$1.55M +19,175 New
DSN
88
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$1.54M +$1.5M +18,636 New
LWS
89
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$1.37M +$1.33M +16,548 New
APA
90
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.36M +$1.32M +16,352 New
FAIM
91
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.32M +$1.29M +15,945 New
HCP
92
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$1.3M +$22.2K +275 +2%
FA
93
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.23M +$214K +2,658 +22%
CAAS
94
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.22M -$46.8K -580 -4%
AW
95
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.21M +$20.2K +250 +2%
CAG
96
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.12M -$12.3K -153 -1%
KIA
97
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$1.12M +$1.61K +20 +0.1%
TSS
98
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.11M +$81.9K +1,016 +8%
GA
99
Geller Advisors
New York
$1.11M – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
100
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.1M -$2.74K -34 -0.3%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

184 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.67B — up 19% from $2.25B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new QUAL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $52M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $16.8M.

  • 184 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q4 2017, up from 140 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $52M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q4 2017 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $16.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.