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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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1,369 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.7B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 617 increasing their positions, 418 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 41

222% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.89M | Put options by funds: $897K

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 617 | Existing positions reduced: 418

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.9B → $42.7B (+$2.79B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,293 → 1,369 (+76)

0.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.75% → 86.16% (-0.59%)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 237 → 233 (-4)

Holders
1,369
Holders Change
+76
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
19.66%
Holding in Top 10
233
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.69%
% of All Funds
3.35%
New
135
Increased
617
Reduced
418
Closed
41
Calls
$2.89M
Puts
$897K
Net Calls
+$1.99M
Net Calls Change
-$639K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$201M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$165M
3
OWM
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$89.5M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$88M
5
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$64.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$166M
2
LWM
Liberty Wealth Management
California
-$115M
3
SFC
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
-$108M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$96.6M
5
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
-$96.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
W
1051
Wealthquest
Ohio
$363K – – –
KFI
1052
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$361K – – –
PWM
1053
Provident Wealth Management
Tennessee
$361K – – –
HPC
1054
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$358K +$32.1K +185 +10%
ACM
1055
Advance Capital Management
Michigan
$356K -$90.9K -524 -21%
AWM
1056
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$354K – – –
WPP
1057
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$354K – – –
WMA
1058
Wealth Management Associates
New Jersey
$353K -$6.94K -40 -2%
AWC
1059
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$351K +$9.02K +52 +3%
MFG
1060
Mosaic Financial Group
Illinois
$351K – – –
KA
1061
Klingman & Associates
New York
$350K +$6.76K +39 +2%
MA
1062
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$347K – – –
CFA
1063
CWS Financial Advisors
Michigan
$344K – – –
Fisher Asset Management
1064
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$344K -$3.99K -23 -1%
ZF
1065
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$343K +$173 +1 +0.1%
PMFA
1066
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$343K +$38K +219 +13%
EW
1067
Evoke Wealth
California
$342K +$331K +1,909 New
HAS
1068
HBW Advisory Services
California
$341K -$360K -2,077 -52%
CWS
1069
Confluence Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$341K -$43.7K -252 -12%
FIS
1070
Fischer Investment Strategies
California
$338K +$327K +1,887 New
HTHT
1071
Hemenway Trust Hemenway Trust
New Hampshire
$338K – – –
SIC
1072
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$337K – – –
APW
1073
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$335K – – –
CCA
1074
Criterion Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$333K – – –
RCAG
1075
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$330K – – –
41 42
43
44 45

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

1,369 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $42.7B — up 7% from $39.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new QUAL positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 94 holders — while 617 added to existing stakes and 418 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $201M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $166M.

  • 1,369 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2024, up from 1,293 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $42.7B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2024, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 135 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 41 closed out, a net change of +94 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $201M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $166M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.