iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
96 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
262% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 13
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $953M → $1.29B (+$340M)
31% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 17 (+4)
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 96 (+17)
8.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 50.19% → 58.51% (+8.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$33.2M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$31.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$29M |
| 4 |
FIG
FundX Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$19.2M |
| 5 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$16.2M |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$11.4M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.49M |
| 4 |
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.17M |
| 5 |
CCP
Cardan Capital Partners
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$2.86M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$2.51M | -38,806 | Closed |
|
|
GCA
102
Greenwood Capital Associates
Greenwood,
South Carolina
| – | -$2.21M | -34,210 | Closed |
|
|
RA
103
RFG Advisory
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$977K | -15,127 | Closed |
|
|
CS
104
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$566K | -8,773 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
105
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
| – | -$339K | -5,254 | Closed |
|
106
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$292K | -4,518 | Closed |
|
107
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$200K | -3,100 | Closed |
|
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
96 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.29B — up 36% from $953M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new QUAL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tanglewood Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.2M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $16.2M.
- 96 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2016, up from 79 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1.29B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Tanglewood Wealth Management, an estimated $33.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $16.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.