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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $726M invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 12

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $487M → $726M (+$239M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 51 (+10)

17.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.5% → 63.54% (+17%)

Holders
51
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+24.39%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
15
Increased
20
Reduced
12
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$35.2M
2
AI
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
+$32.5M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$12.3M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$11.1M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$10.9M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.9M
2
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$3.44M
3
SCM
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$2.03M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.89M
5
P
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
-$1.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ASRS
1
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$132M +$137M +2,183,500 New
USAA
2
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$110M +$35.2M +558,700 +44%
BCI
3
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$84.2M +$12.3M +195,900 +16%
BFPW
4
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$79M +$5.27M +83,709 +7%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$45.9M +$11.1M +176,707 +30%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$37.7M +$7.35M +116,755 +23%
AI
7
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$31.2M +$32.5M +515,535 New
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.9M -$1.38M -21,999 -4%
Allianz Asset Management
9
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$21M -$1.89M -30,000 -8%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.8M -$1.58M -25,134 -8%
SCM
11
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.7M -$2.03M -32,231 -12%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13M -$3.9M -61,907 -22%
DADC
13
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$12.5M +$1.41M +22,345 +12%
CPO
14
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$11.3M +$351K +5,578 +3%
BIT
15
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$10.4M +$10.9M +172,581 New
TCM
16
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$9.8M +$9.96M +158,211 +4,065%
Credit Agricole
17
Credit Agricole
France
$9.61M -$3.44M -54,648 -26%
BII
18
Bainco International Investors
Massachusetts
$8.73M +$9.09M +144,436 New
FDCC
19
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$8.65M +$57.3K +910 +0.6%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.41M +$1.64M +26,054 +33%
JMPWA
21
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$5.45M -$713K -11,325 -11%
P
22
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$4.55M -$1.59M -25,325 -25%
US Bancorp
23
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4.37M +$1.56M +24,778 +52%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.59M +$966K +15,352 +35%
IFWM
25
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.92M +$3.05M +48,390 New
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

51 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $726M — up 49% from $487M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QUAL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $35.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.9M.

  • 51 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q3 2015, up from 41 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $726M of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $35.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.