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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 13

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $953M → $1.29B (+$340M)

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 17 (+4)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 96 (+17)

8.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.19% → 58.51% (+8.3%)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+21.52%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
30
Increased
47
Reduced
13
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TWM
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
+$33.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$31.1M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29M
4
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
+$19.2M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$16.2M
2
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$11.4M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.49M
4
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$4.17M
5
CCP
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
-$2.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ASRS
1
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$161M +$16.4M +262,801 +12%
BCI
2
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$140M +$18.5M +297,122 +16%
USAA
3
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$129M +$11.7M +187,260 +11%
BFPW
4
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$87M +$1.29M +20,685 +2%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$80.8M +$31.1M +499,431 +68%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$75.7M +$16.1M +257,888 +29%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$58.7M +$10.8M +174,229 +24%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$58.5M +$29M +466,063 +109%
AI
9
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$35.5M +$852K +13,682 +3%
TWM
10
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$35M +$33.2M +533,064 New
Allianz Asset Management
11
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$26.6M -$130K -2,087 -0.5%
FIG
12
FundX Investment Group
California
$20.2M +$19.2M +308,135 New
QI
13
QS Investors
New York
$19.3M +$17.9M +287,447 +4,411%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.2M -$16.2M -260,237 -47%
TCM
15
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$18.6M +$3.91M +62,845 +28%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$18.1M +$15.1M +242,914 +753%
PPFA
17
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$17.9M +$17.1M +274,388 New
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$17.1M +$14.6M +234,178 +881%
DADC
19
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$16.2M +$1.7M +27,290 +12%
CPO
20
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$16.1M +$2.92M +46,824 +24%
SCM
21
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.6M +$63.4K +1,019 +0.5%
US Bancorp
22
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$13.6M +$4.98M +80,050 +63%
TA
23
TMD & Associates
Arizona
$12.5M +$104K +1,673 +0.9%
BIT
24
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$11.2M -$54.4K -874 -0.5%
UOC
25
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$11M +$10.4M +167,192 New
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QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

96 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.29B — up 36% from $953M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new QUAL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tanglewood Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.2M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2016, up from 79 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.29B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Tanglewood Wealth Management, an estimated $33.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.