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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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140 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.25B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 39

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.25B (+$436M)

9.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.36% → 59.25% (+9.9%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 140 (+5)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 18 (-1)

Holders
140
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
3.49%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
18
Increased
69
Reduced
39
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$55.7M
2
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$32.3M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$25.7M
4
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$20.1M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$16.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
-$43M
2
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$10.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.82M
4
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$5.31M
5
AIM
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
-$3.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BEAM
126
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$193K +$189K +2,500 New
NFG
127
Next Financial Group
Texas
$181K -$8.68K -115 -5%
PA
128
Parallel Advisors
California
$155K +$4.38K +58 +3%
HNB
129
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$106K – – –
GRP
130
Global Retirement Partners
California
$102K – – –
Barclays
131
Barclays
United Kingdom
$100K +$98.1K +1,300 New
MIFH
132
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$51K – – –
OC
133
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$40K – – –
BF
134
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$39K +$37.7K +500 New
WCG
135
Wall Capital Group
Arizona
$37K -$490K -6,492 -93%
CHP
136
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$31K +$30.2K +400 New
GEA
137
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$27K – – –
BWP
138
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$20K +$4.45K +59 +29%
WEC
139
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$7.71K – – –
HS
140
Horan Securities
United States
$5K – – –
SFA
141
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
– -$5.31M -71,361 Closed
SIA
142
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
– -$1.59M -21,355 Closed
SPWA
143
SteelBridge Private Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$1.34M -17,990 Closed
SS
144
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
– -$700K -9,414 Closed
HT
145
HighTower Trust
Texas
– -$348K -4,678 Closed
SIM
146
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
– -$293K -3,944 Closed
SM
147
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
– -$212K -2,850 Closed
Comerica Bank
148
Comerica Bank
Texas
– -$205K -2,707 Closed
TRCT
149
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$124K -1,667 Closed
Creative Planning
150
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$90K -1,208 Closed
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

140 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.25B — up 24% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new QUAL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $55.7M. The largest seller was Accredited Investors, cutting an estimated $43M.

  • 140 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2017, up from 135 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.25B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $55.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Accredited Investors, an estimated $43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.