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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

250 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.01B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 13

103% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 60

46% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2638 (+12)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.26B → $4.01B (+$752M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 225250 (+25)

0.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.97%60.07% (+0.1%)

Holders
250
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+46.15%
% of All Funds
0.87%
New
39
Increased
122
Reduced
60
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FA
101
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2.49M +$130K +1,478 +6%
BTS
102
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.38M -$138K -1,567 -6%
LCC
103
Lincoln Capital Corp
Rhode Island
$2.38M +$127K +1,443 +6%
OWM
104
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.35M +$285K +3,249 +14%
SWP
105
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.23M +$118K +1,347 +6%
HCP
106
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$2.09M +$608K +6,920 +43%
CAS
107
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$2.06M +$26.3K +300 +1%
Goldman Sachs
108
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.04M +$1.7M +19,375 +615%
MBT
109
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$1.83M -$25K -285 -1%
UBV
110
United Bank (Virginia)
Virginia
$1.78M +$238K +2,709 +16%
ACM
111
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.78M +$1.73M +19,740 New
Prudential Financial
112
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.68M +$1.15M +13,108 +240%
VIM
113
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.48M +$280K +3,186 +24%
OCM
114
Orser Capital Management
Texas
$1.45M +$98.8K +1,125 +7%
AW
115
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.44M +$8.52K +97 +0.6%
WCG
116
Wall Capital Group
Arizona
$1.4M -$237K -2,701 -15%
LWS
117
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$1.35M -$626K -7,123 -32%
PWM
118
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.32M -$32.7K -372 -2%
CAAS
119
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.24M +$52.8K +601 +5%
PAG
120
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.19M -$39.3K -448 -3%
PC
121
Palo Capital
California
$1.18M +$166K +1,887 +17%
KIA
122
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$1.13M -$110K -1,258 -9%
Citigroup
123
Citigroup
New York
$1.13M -$1.43M -16,298 -57%
OC
124
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.11M +$136K +1,550 +14%
FAAS
125
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.1M -$182K -2,075 -15%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

250 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $4.01B — up 23% from $3.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new QUAL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 122 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), adding an estimated $38.8M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital Investments, cutting an estimated $5.7M.

  • 250 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2018, up from 225 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.01B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $38.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $5.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.