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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 11

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 45

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 184 (+44)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.25B → $2.67B (+$427M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 21 (+3)

2.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.25% → 62.1% (+2.8%)

Holders
184
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+31.43%
% of All Funds
4.17%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
55
Increased
65
Reduced
45
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$52M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$45.1M
3
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
+$41.9M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$19.1M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$18.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$16.8M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.2M
3
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$4.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VIA
176
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$15K +$14.1K +175 New
VFA
177
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$13K +$12.6K +156 New
GI
178
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$12K +$11.3K +140 New
WAP
179
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$12K +$12.1K +150 New
WEC
180
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8.29K – – –
HS
181
Horan Securities
United States
$5K – – –
MIFH
182
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$4K -$49.7K -617 -93%
JCM
183
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$4K +$4.03K +50 New
FRA
184
Front Row Advisors
California
$3K +$2.5K +31 New
Jane Street
185
Jane Street
New York
– -$10.2M -132,275 Closed
GS
186
Girard Securities
California
– -$1.54M -19,958 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
187
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$1.04M -13,455 Closed
PFS
188
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
– -$726K -9,314 Closed
SI
189
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$652K -8,453 Closed
VF
190
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$259K -3,364 Closed
AIA
191
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
– -$256K -3,325 Closed
HFS
192
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$239K -3,099 Closed
NPC
193
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$222K -2,880 Closed
Barclays
194
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$100K -1,300 Closed
BF
195
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$39K -500 Closed
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

184 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.67B — up 19% from $2.25B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new QUAL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $52M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $16.8M.

  • 184 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q4 2017, up from 140 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $52M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q4 2017 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $16.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.