iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
768 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.8B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 337 increasing their positions, 216 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
1,465% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.8M | Put options by funds: $1.78M
217% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 29
56% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 337 | Existing positions reduced: 216
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 102 → 112 (+10)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 717 → 768 (+51)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.2B → $16.8B (+$608M)
2.15% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.9% → 72.75% (-2.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Lansing,
Michigan
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$92.7M |
| 3 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$89.6M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$76.9M |
| 5 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$71.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$303M |
| 2 |
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Topeka,
Kansas
|
-$57.8M |
| 3 |
NAM
Nissay Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$29.1M |
| 4 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$17.3M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$14.8M |
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
768 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $16.8B — up 3.7% from $16.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new QUAL positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 63 holders — while 337 added to existing stakes and 216 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State of Michigan Retirement System, adding an estimated $175M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $303M.
- 768 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2021, up from 717 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $16.8B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 92 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 29 closed out, a net change of +63 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was State of Michigan Retirement System, an estimated $175M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $303M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.