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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
MWM
1176
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$225K -$54.5K -314 -20%
OCM
1177
Objective Capital Management
Ohio
$223K +$216K +1,244 New
1WA
1178
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$223K +$1.21K +7 +0.6%
FA
1179
FSA Advisors
Michigan
$223K +$226K +1,303 New
MAG
1180
M3 Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$221K +$173 +1 +0.1%
FAT
1181
First American Trust
California
$221K +$214K +1,233 New
GC
1182
Garde Capital
Washington
$221K – – –
PBF
1183
Petix & Botte Financial
California
$220K -$4.68K -27 -2%
TWP
1184
TFO Wealth Partners
Ohio
$219K +$6.07K +35 +3%
WC
1185
Whitney & Co
New York
$218K -$48.2K -278 -19%
CFAM
1186
Center For Asset Management
Florida
$216K +$694 +4 +0.3%
BSB
1187
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$216K – – –
CFG
1188
Copley Financial Group
California
$215K +$208K +1,198 New
BTWM
1189
Baker Tilly Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$213K -$254K -1,464 -55%
MHR
1190
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$212K -$6.59K -38 -3%
M
1191
MOTCO
Texas
$212K – – –
PPW
1192
Presilium Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$211K – – –
AAMA
1193
Advanced Asset Management Advisors
Ohio
$211K – – –
HPC
1194
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$209K – – –
CC
1195
Courier Capital
New York
$208K -$9.89K -57 -5%
GWM
1196
GSB Wealth Management
Connecticut
$208K +$201K +1,159 New
FCA
1197
Fortis Capital Advisors
Kansas
$207K +$200K +1,155 New
JWM
1198
JFG Wealth Management
Colorado
$207K +$200K +1,155 New
VC
1199
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$206K +$199K +1,150 New
BCMO
1200
Buckingham Capital Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$205K -$10.9K -63 -5%
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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.