iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 10
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 35
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 19 (+2)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 96 → 104 (+8)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.29B → $1.3B (+$11.9M)
0.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.51% → 58.78% (+0.27%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$42.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$27.7M |
| 3 |
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Laurel,
Maryland
|
+$22.3M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$18.8M |
| 5 |
SFA
Stewardship Financial Advisors
Stockbridge,
Georgia
|
+$9.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$44.3M |
| 2 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$19.3M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$16.5M |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$14.8M |
| 5 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$11.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $7K | +$7.03K | +107 | New |
|
|
AIM
102
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
| $3K | +$3.09K | +47 | New |
|
|
WP
103
WealthPLAN Partners
Omaha,
Nebraska
| $11 | +$11.4K | +173 | New |
|
|
QI
104
QS Investors
New York
| – | -$19.3M | -293,963 | Closed |
|
|
UOC
105
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$11M | -167,192 | Closed |
|
|
CCMG
106
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$9.51M | -144,889 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
107
American International Group
New York
| – | -$1.8M | -27,509 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
108
Barometer Capital Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1.1M | -16,700 | Closed |
|
109
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$748K | -11,401 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
110
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$416K | -6,336 | Closed |
|
|
TFA
111
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$109K | -1,650 | Closed |
|
112
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$8K | -118 | Closed |
|
|
SIM
113
Sonora Investment Management
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | -$5.45K | -82 | Closed |
|
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
104 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.3B — up 0.92% from $1.29B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new QUAL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $42.9M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $44.3M.
- 104 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2016, up from 96 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.3B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 0.92% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $42.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2016 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $44.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.