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State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $108M (-$3.95M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 55 (-1)

3.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.78% → 60.36% (-3.4%)

Holders
55
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.79%
% of All Funds
0.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
5
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SPIA
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
+$2.45M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$580K
3
GIA
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
+$561K
4
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
+$390K
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$299K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$4.12M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.98M
3
GSWM
Golden State Wealth Management
California
-$452K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$393K
5
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
-$271K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAL
26
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$538K – – –
HighTower Advisors
27
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$476K – – –
PS
28
Principal Securities
Iowa
$460K +$5.87K +40 +1%
WH
29
Willner & Heller
California
$430K -$15.8K -108 -3%
BFP
30
Birchwood Financial Partners
Minnesota
$397K – – –
IWC
31
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$324K +$22.9K +156 +7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
32
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$291K -$15.4K -105 -5%
GSWM
33
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$272K -$452K -3,084 -62%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$254K -$393K -2,680 -60%
FHA
35
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$233K – – –
ACA
36
Aspire Capital Advisors
Washington
$224K -$132K -900 -36%
CFB
37
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$220K +$35.6K +243 +19%
IAA
38
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$213K +$218K +1,485 New
EAM
39
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
$210K -$26.4K -180 -11%
VF
40
Virtu Financial
New York
$202K +$207K +1,415 New
GT
41
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$138K – – –
IAIM
42
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$121K – – –
AWM
43
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$88.2K +$880 +6 +1%
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$71.6K +$3.67K +25 +5%
CF
45
Collier Financial
Colorado
$58.2K +$147 +1 +0.2%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$49.4K – – –
Morgan Stanley
47
Morgan Stanley
New York
$37.6K -$3.08K -21 -7%
TCM
48
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$32.1K – – –
ACA
49
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$14.9K – – –
HFS
50
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
$9K +$8.8K +60 New
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QWLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

55 of the 8,127 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF (QWLD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $108M — down 3.5% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QWLD was balanced in Q1 2026: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Steward Partners Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $2.45M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.12M.

  • 55 institutional investors held State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF (QWLD) as of Q1 2026, down from 56 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $108M of State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Steward Partners Investment Advisory, an estimated $2.45M added.
  • The largest State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.