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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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1,293 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.9B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 625 increasing their positions, 372 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

211% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.88M | Put options by funds: $1.25M

105% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 61

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 625 | Existing positions reduced: 372

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.7B → $39.9B (+$3.19B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,247 → 1,293 (+46)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 230 → 237 (+7)

0.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.88% → 86.75% (+0.87%)

Holders
1,293
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+3.69%
% of All Funds
18.67%
Holding in Top 10
237
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.04%
% of All Funds
3.42%
New
125
Increased
625
Reduced
372
Closed
61
Calls
$3.88M
Puts
$1.25M
Net Calls
+$2.63M
Net Calls Change
-$2.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$164M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$142M
3
HTC
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
+$130M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$119M
5
LWM
Liberty Wealth Management
California
+$113M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$119M
2
PA
Parallel Advisors
California
-$52.1M
3
UA
Unison Advisors
District of Columbia
-$39.7M
4
NAM
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
-$31.1M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$26.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1276
VitalStone Financial
Texas
$3.42K – – –
HFA
1277
Hershey Financial Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3.42K +$3.28K +20 New
FG
1278
Fairman Group
Pennsylvania
$3.24K – – –
CJ
1279
Caitlin John
Michigan
$3.07K – – –
EWP
1280
Elevation Wealth Partners
California
$2.94K – – –
SL
1281
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$2.73K – – –
PWMG
1282
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$2.56K – – –
JHCP
1283
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$2.56K – – –
FPF
1284
First Pacific Financial
Washington
$2.39K -$1.97K -12 -46%
RMC
1285
Resources Management Corp
Connecticut
$2K – – –
MFC
1286
Morris Financial Concepts
South Carolina
$1.88K – – –
AIC
1287
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$1.79K -$8.54K -52 -83%
CSC
1288
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$1.71K – – –
SRCM
1289
Signature Resources Capital Management
California
$1.71K – – –
FHC
1290
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.59K +$467K +2,846 +44%
FRA
1291
Front Row Advisors
California
$1.54K – – –
GWANC
1292
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$1.37K – – –
FP
1293
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$1.2K +$1.15K +7 New
CMP
1294
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$1K – – –
GWS
1295
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$342 +$328 +2 New
Susquehanna International Group
1296
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$26.2M -159,857 Closed
QC
1297
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$14.3M -87,162 Closed
GAA
1298
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
– -$459K -75,185 Closed
LNC
1299
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$11.3M -68,630 Closed
ES
1300
Eagle Strategies
New York
– -$4.57M -27,798 Closed
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

1,293 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $39.9B — up 8.7% from $36.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 125 funds opened new QUAL positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 64 holders — while 625 added to existing stakes and 372 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $164M. The largest seller was PNC Financial Services Group, cutting an estimated $119M.

  • 1,293 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2024, up from 1,247 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $39.9B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2024, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 125 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 61 closed out, a net change of +64 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $164M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2024 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $119M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.