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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

824 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.8B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 351 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 71

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.4B → $13.8B (+$1.38B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 805824 (+19)

0.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.78%77.63% (-0.15%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10099 (-1)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 351

71% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.2M | Put options by funds: $7.71M

Holders
824
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+2.36%
% of All Funds
13.25%
Holding in Top 10
99
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1%
% of All Funds
1.59%
New
106
Increased
244
Reduced
351
Closed
71
Calls
$2.2M
Puts
$7.71M
Net Calls
-$5.52M
Net Calls Change
-$7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.43B +$165M +1,454,487 +13%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$963M -$3.74M -32,971 -0.4%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$584M -$22.2M -195,915 -4%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$559M -$205M -1,806,667 -27%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$549M -$39.8M -351,258 -7%
Mercer Global Advisors
6
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$468M -$31.1M -274,092 -6%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$450M -$5.03M -44,329 -1%
KeyBank National Association
8
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$416M -$24.4M -215,309 -6%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$317M -$22.4M -197,186 -7%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$296M -$16.3M -143,921 -5%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$249M -$14.2M -125,009 -5%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
12
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$231M -$13.5M -118,922 -6%
BTI
13
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$231M +$76M +669,885 +43%
M&T Bank
14
M&T Bank
New York
$218M +$5.49M +48,365 +3%
AWA
15
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$202M -$31.5K -278 -14%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$191M +$1.99M +17,544 +1%
PCM
17
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
$187M -$10.8M -95,600 -6%
FWI
18
Facet Wealth Inc
Maryland
$177M +$164M +1,444,510 New
CPO
19
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$171M +$15.9M +139,816 +10%
CWM
20
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$159M +$1.19M +10,501 +0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$155M -$32.7M -288,031 -18%
WBG
22
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$146M +$7.05M +62,152 +5%
SW
23
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$120M +$12.9M +113,477 +12%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$112M -$2.86M -25,174 -2%
HI
25
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$109M +$18.1M +159,550 +20%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

824 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $13.8B — up 11% from $12.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new QUAL positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 351 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was CFS Investment Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $344M.

  • 824 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q4 2022, up from 805 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $13.8B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 71 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q4 2022 was CFS Investment Advisory Services, an estimated $344M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.