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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $487M invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 8

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4042 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $501M → $487M (-$14.6M)

27.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.74%41.82% (-28%)

Holders
42
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
USAA
1
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$79.7M +$13.5M +214,200 +21%
BFPW
2
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$75.7M -$772K -12,219 -1%
BCI
3
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$75.1M -$145K -2,302 -0.2%
BG
4
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$33M +$32.7M +518,220 New
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31.8M +$2.36M +37,299 +8%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$26.8M +$13.2M +208,177 +97%
Allianz Asset Management
7
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$21.8M
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.4M -$14.4K -228 -0.1%
SCM
9
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.3M +$16.2M +256,253 New
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$15.9M +$13.7M +216,835 +659%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.9M +$2.11M +33,392 +15%
Credit Agricole
12
Credit Agricole
France
$15.8M +$10.6M +166,992 +204%
CPO
13
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$10.7M +$6.67M +105,516 +169%
DADC
14
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$9.59M +$1.25M +19,776 +15%
FDCC
15
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$8.74M +$170K +2,690 +2%
P
16
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$6.81M -$1.32M -20,940 -16%
JMPWA
17
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$6.17M +$404K +6,395 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.09M -$73.4K -1,161 -1%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.88M +$1.64M +25,909 +133%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.18M +$816K +12,921 +60%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.33M +$384K +6,071 +41%
NPC
22
National Planning Corporation
California
$771K -$825K -13,062 -52%
KIA
23
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$744K +$12.9K +204 +2%
ATC
24
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$732K -$31.6K -500 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$681K -$158K -2,504 -19%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

42 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $487M — down 2.9% from $501M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new QUAL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $32.7M. The largest seller was Palladiem, cutting an estimated $1.32M.

  • 42 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2015, up from 40 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $487M of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $32.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Palladiem, an estimated $1.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.