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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

717 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.2B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 291 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,683% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55M | Put options by funds: $3.08M

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 36

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 291 | Existing positions reduced: 242

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.6B → $16.2B (+$1.59B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 688717 (+29)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 101102 (+1)

0.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.34%74.9% (+0.55%)

Holders
717
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+4.22%
% of All Funds
12.48%
Holding in Top 10
102
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+0.99%
% of All Funds
1.78%
New
73
Increased
291
Reduced
242
Closed
36
Calls
$55M
Puts
$3.08M
Net Calls
+$51.9M
Net Calls Change
+$27.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.65B +$87.5M +682,414 +6%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.48B -$12.9M -100,803 -0.9%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$1.14B +$40.4M +315,487 +4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$720M -$63.6M -496,425 -8%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$706M -$45.3M -353,466 -6%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$607M +$72.3M +563,627 +14%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$597M +$46.9M +365,671 +9%
KeyBank National Association
8
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$537M -$14.8M -115,528 -3%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$488M -$9.51M -74,201 -2%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$469M -$9.27M -72,313 -2%
Mercer Global Advisors
11
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$429M +$7.12M +55,577 +2%
RBA
12
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$403M +$28.4M +221,783 +8%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$324M -$9.74M -75,981 -3%
M&T Bank
14
M&T Bank
New York
$266M -$45.3M -353,045 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$186M +$10M +78,346 +6%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
16
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$183M +$101M +789,530 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
17
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$177M
CPO
18
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$176M +$4.07M +31,762 +2%
CWM
19
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$169M -$38.9M -303,245 -19%
HI
20
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$158M +$153M +1,191,886 New
WBG
21
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$150M +$4.79M +37,333 +3%
AF
22
Allworth Financial
California
$132M -$5.02M -39,187 -4%
Osaic Holdings
23
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$121M +$15.3M +119,406 +15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$116M -$2.44M -19,004 -2%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$104M -$75.5K -589 -0.1%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

717 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $16.2B — up 11% from $14.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new QUAL positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 291 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $153M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $119M sold.

  • 717 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2021, up from 688 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $16.2B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $119M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.