iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
688 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.6B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 245 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
947% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26.7M | Put options by funds: $2.55M
1.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.67% → 74.34% (-1.3%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 708 → 688 (-20)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.4B → $14.6B (-$1.82B)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 116 → 101 (-15)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 82
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 245 | Existing positions reduced: 290
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mercer Global Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$52M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$51.6M |
| 3 |
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
|
+$34.4M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$18.9M |
| 5 |
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
|
+$17.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$828M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$312M |
| 3 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
-$194M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$188M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$117M |
QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
688 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $14.6B — down 11% from $16.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of QUAL and 71 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 290 trimmed existing stakes and 245 added.
The largest buyer was Mercer Global Advisors, adding an estimated $52M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $828M.
- 688 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q1 2021, down from 708 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $14.6B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 82 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $52M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $828M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.