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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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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: 26 → 38 (+12)

23% more capital invested

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

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 225 → 250 (+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
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$38.8M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$34.1M
3
MLIC
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
+$32M
4
CMO
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
+$31.2M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$30.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$5.7M
2
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.43M
3
TA
TMD & Associates
Arizona
-$3.06M
4
BFPW
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
-$2.6M
5
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
-$2.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SMFS
176
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$401K – – –
FA
177
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$399K +$1.76K +20 +0.5%
MFW
178
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$390K +$222K +2,525 +120%
PAS
179
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$386K -$40.9K -466 -10%
SPC
180
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$381K +$370K +4,213 New
SFA
181
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$371K +$361K +4,105 New
GP
182
Geneva Partners
Wisconsin
$361K – – –
DWM
183
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$359K +$11.5K +131 +3%
HCIA
184
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$354K +$62K +706 +22%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
185
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$352K +$14.3K +163 +4%
ASN
186
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$312K +$25.9K +295 +9%
PAS
187
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$311K +$79K +900 +35%
BF
188
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$293K -$192K -2,185 -40%
RBCM
189
Raub Brock Capital Management
California
$291K +$88 +1 +0%
Creative Planning
190
Creative Planning
Kansas
$290K -$47.9K -545 -15%
Comerica Bank
191
Comerica Bank
Texas
$288K +$26.3K +299 +10%
SG Americas Securities
192
SG Americas Securities
New York
$287K -$590K -6,714 -68%
DWM
193
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$260K +$253K +2,878 New
GLA
194
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$256K +$249K +2,830 New
PCM
195
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$253K +$246K +2,805 New
BIA
196
BHK Investment Advisors
Alabama
$250K +$243K +2,765 New
AI
197
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$246K -$730K -8,309 -75%
Bank of New York Mellon
198
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$246K +$14.7K +167 +7%
RFC
199
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$243K +$70.3K +800 +42%
CAN
200
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$238K +$229K +2,613 New
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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.