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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

1,005 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.3B invested in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 449 increasing their positions, 298 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 43

64% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.31M | Put options by funds: $3.24M

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 449 | Existing positions reduced: 298

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.9B → $28.3B (+$5.43B)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 150180 (+30)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9161,005 (+89)

2.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.9%89.27% (+2.4%)

Holders
1,005
Holders Change
+89
Holders Change %
+9.72%
% of All Funds
15.78%
Holding in Top 10
180
Holding in Top 10 Change
+30
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
2.83%
New
135
Increased
449
Reduced
298
Closed
43
Calls
$5.31M
Puts
$3.24M
Net Calls
+$2.07M
Net Calls Change
-$119K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.65B +$607M +4,774,467 +16%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.85B +$110M +864,804 +7%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$1.71B +$41.4M +325,351 +3%
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.62B +$824M +6,476,112 +117%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$988M +$54.4M +427,463 +6%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$911M +$65M +510,710 +8%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$878M -$40.8M -320,820 -5%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$756M -$512K -4,024 -0.1%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$559M +$30.5M +239,779 +6%
KeyBank National Association
10
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$485M -$806K -6,336 -0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$479M +$81.4M +639,649 +22%
M&T Bank
12
M&T Bank
New York
$470M +$39.4M +309,593 +10%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$447M +$17.1M +134,554 +4%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$388M +$121M +952,193 +49%
Mercer Global Advisors
15
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$386M -$137M -1,075,538 -27%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$385M +$52.9M +415,684 +17%
BTI
17
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$358M +$49M +385,190 +15%
Cerity Partners
18
Cerity Partners
New York
$343M +$261M +2,055,458 +419%
PAS
19
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$336M +$6.32M +49,714 +2%
HI
20
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$311M +$65M +511,077 +28%
MML Investors Services
21
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$294M +$93.5M +734,802 +51%
FWI
22
Facet Wealth Inc
Maryland
$232M +$21.2M +166,499 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$220M +$10.1M +79,342 +5%
CWM
24
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$197M +$2.23M +17,535 +1%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$190M +$17.9M +140,990 +11%

QUAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

1,005 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $28.3B — up 24% from $22.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new QUAL positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 92 holders — while 449 added to existing stakes and 298 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $824M. The largest seller was Mercer Global Advisors, cutting an estimated $137M.

  • 1,005 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) as of Q2 2023, up from 916 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $28.3B of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 135 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 43 closed out, a net change of +92 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $824M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Mercer Global Advisors, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.