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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

353 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.45B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 104

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 40

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5159 (+8)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 339353 (+14)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.22B → $7.45B (+$222M)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.38%70.39% (+0.01%)

Holders
353
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.13%
% of All Funds
7.67%
Holding in Top 10
59
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.69%
% of All Funds
1.28%
New
58
Increased
157
Reduced
104
Closed
40
Calls
$44.5M
Puts
Net Calls
+$44.5M
Net Calls Change
-$3.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DE
101
Day & Ennis
Georgia
$7.59M +$235K +2,608 +3%
HighTower Advisors
102
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.16M -$47.7K -530 -0.7%
SS
103
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$7.12M +$3.43M +38,153 +96%
JMPWA
104
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$6.87M -$685K -7,614 -9%
BA
105
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.83M -$103K -1,149 -2%
SPL
106
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$6.67M -$137K -1,524 -2%
Stifel Financial
107
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.24M +$1.87M +20,804 +44%
CF
108
Centaurus Financial
California
$6.03M +$5.46M +60,621 +1,151%
RCS
109
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
$5.56M +$5.47M +60,752 New
COI
110
Capital One Investing
Virginia
$5.48M +$656K +7,284 +14%
Prudential Financial
111
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.3M +$2.07M +23,000 +66%
VC
112
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.21M +$3.01M +33,500 +143%
EWM
113
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$5.18M -$664K -7,375 -12%
OWM
114
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5.16M +$227K +2,524 +5%
SCP
115
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$5.1M +$5.02M +55,749 New
BIM
116
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$5.1M
SWM
117
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
$5.05M -$23.8K -265 -0.5%
BTS
118
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.79M +$3.26M +36,237 +225%
MIH
119
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$4.3M -$863K -9,592 -17%
FC
120
Ferris Capital
Massachusetts
$4.28M +$758K +8,420 +22%
CAL
121
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$4.25M -$485K -5,393 -10%
PWMAG
122
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
$4.23M +$1.22M +13,565 +42%
AIC
123
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$4.11M +$4.01M +44,595 New
BCMO
124
Buckingham Capital Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$4.06M +$521K +5,793 +15%
FAAS
125
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.93M +$1.22M +13,564 +46%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

353 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.45B — up 3.1% from $7.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new QUAL positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 157 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $313M.

  • 353 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2019, up from 339 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.45B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $93M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $313M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.