Stone House Investment Management LLC Lowers Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Stone House Investment Management LLC reduced its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 151,841 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,172 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 5.0% of Stone House Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Stone House Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.05% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $29,533,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,395,000 after buying an additional 3,383 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL opened at $204.10 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $59.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $197.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $192.32. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $148.34 and a twelve month high of $187.26.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks, selected and weighted by high ROE, stable earnings growth and low debt\u002Fequity, relative to peers in each sector. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.