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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 35

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.66B → $1.81B (+$146M)

3.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.52% → 49.36% (+3.8%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 135 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
135
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
3.37%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
19
Increased
63
Reduced
35
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$40.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$20.6M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$17.3M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$12.7M
5
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$16.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$14.7M
3
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$5.92M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.52M
5
SIM
SSI Investment Management
California
-$2.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BTW
101
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$352K – – –
HT
102
HighTower Trust
Texas
$348K +$345K +4,678 New
PAI
103
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$331K +$123K +1,666 +60%
FA
104
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$322K +$320K +4,333 New
JIC
105
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$319K +$22.1K +300 +8%
FEG
106
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$299K -$12.5K -170 -4%
SIM
107
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$293K -$152K -2,058 -34%
EVM
108
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$285K -$37K -502 -12%
OWM
109
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$253K +$29.6K +401 +13%
NPC
110
National Planning Corporation
California
$234K +$9.15K +124 +4%
FA
111
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$224K +$222K +3,015 New
HFS
112
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$217K +$216K +2,922 New
VC
113
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$214K – – –
SM
114
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$212K +$210K +2,850 New
Comerica Bank
115
Comerica Bank
Texas
$205K +$200K +2,707 New
GT
116
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$203K – – –
NFG
117
Next Financial Group
Texas
$180K +$122K +1,655 +218%
PA
118
Parallel Advisors
California
$141K +$41K +556 +42%
TRCT
119
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$124K -$10K -136 -8%
CFA
120
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$109K +$8.71K +118 +9%
Fifth Third Bancorp
121
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$99K +$98K +1,328 New
GRP
122
Global Retirement Partners
California
$98K – – –
Creative Planning
123
Creative Planning
Kansas
$90K +$1.62K +22 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
124
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$66K +$65.3K +885 New
MIFH
125
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$49K +$3.39K +46 +7%
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

135 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.81B — up 8.8% from $1.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new QUAL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $40.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 135 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2017, up from 132 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.81B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $40.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.