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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

568 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.1B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

196% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.6M | Put options by funds: $6.6M

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 82

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12B → $14.1B (+$2.12B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 548568 (+20)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 194

3.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.41%77.2% (-3.2%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 114104 (-10)

Holders
568
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+3.65%
% of All Funds
11.65%
Holding in Top 10
104
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.77%
% of All Funds
2.13%
New
105
Increased
207
Reduced
194
Closed
82
Calls
$19.6M
Puts
$6.6M
Net Calls
+$13M
Net Calls Change
-$3.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.29B +$308M +3,352,217 +33%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$1.25B +$10.5M +114,490 +0.9%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$985M +$158M +1,726,570 +20%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$854M -$86.8M -946,032 -10%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$611M +$143M +1,556,455 +32%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$505M -$253M -2,755,268 -34%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$447M -$698M -7,603,092 -62%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$405M +$40.5M +441,215 +12%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$397M +$1.95M +21,261 +0.5%
KeyBank National Association
10
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$395M +$35.6M +388,079 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$387M +$339M +3,690,422 +1,088%
RBA
12
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$370M +$132M +1,437,891 +59%
M&T Bank
13
M&T Bank
New York
$293M +$10.3M +112,729 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$280M -$94.5M -1,029,891 -26%
Mercer Global Advisors
15
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$236M +$74.2M +808,741 +49%
HI
16
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$210M +$114M +1,245,208 +132%
AF
17
Allworth Financial
California
$210M -$555K -6,050 -0.3%
JPG
18
Jordan Park Group
California
$201M -$17.8M -194,409 -8%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
19
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$177M
CWM
20
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$152M +$33.3M +362,880 +30%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$139M -$19.6M -213,102 -13%
Victory Capital Management
22
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$137M -$113M -1,231,854 -46%
CPO
23
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$107M +$1.52M +16,517 +2%
WBG
24
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$104M -$3.29M -35,868 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$93.9M +$19.8M +215,520 +28%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

568 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $14.1B — up 18% from $12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 105 funds opened new QUAL positions and 82 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 207 added to existing stakes and 194 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $339M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $698M.

  • 568 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2020, up from 548 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $14.1B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 105 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 82 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $339M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $698M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.