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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

353 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.45B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 104

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 40

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5159 (+8)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 339353 (+14)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.22B → $7.45B (+$222M)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.38%70.39% (+0.01%)

Holders
353
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.13%
% of All Funds
7.67%
Holding in Top 10
59
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.69%
% of All Funds
1.28%
New
58
Increased
157
Reduced
104
Closed
40
Calls
$44.5M
Puts
Net Calls
+$44.5M
Net Calls Change
-$3.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$782M -$313M -3,474,808 -29%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$501M +$50.4M +559,566 +11%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$481M +$93M +1,033,129 +24%
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$446M -$138M -1,531,911 -24%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$310M -$222M -2,463,699 -42%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$276M +$34.4M +381,761 +15%
M&T Bank
7
M&T Bank
New York
$259M +$29.1M +323,645 +13%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$233M +$26.7M +296,879 +13%
RBA
9
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$225M -$199M -2,205,845 -47%
KeyBank National Association
10
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$211M +$38.8M +431,652 +23%
HI
11
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$202M +$64.6M +717,892 +48%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$190M +$30.1M +334,892 +19%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$188M +$34.6M +384,737 +23%
AF
14
Allworth Financial
California
$184M +$53.1M +589,674 +41%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
15
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$177M
JPG
16
Jordan Park Group
California
$127M -$149K -1,659 -0.1%
USAA
17
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$118M +$4.73M +52,520 +4%
PI
18
PFS Investments
Georgia
$116M +$47.5M +527,873 +73%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$99.5M +$65.4M +727,119 +202%
CPO
20
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$91.3M +$6.94M +77,090 +8%
WBG
21
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$89.1M +$270K +3,004 +0.3%
Victory Capital Management
22
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$86.1M +$84.7M +941,420 New
TC
23
Trilogy Capital
California
$78.8M +$12.6M +139,562 +20%
DT
24
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$73.8M -$2.42M -26,912 -3%
Mercer Global Advisors
25
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$72.1M +$20.8M +231,366 +42%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

353 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.45B — up 3.1% from $7.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new QUAL positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 157 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $313M.

  • 353 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2019, up from 339 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.45B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $93M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $313M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.