iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 63.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 5,904 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,352 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,148,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $3,395,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 15.2%

Shares of QUAL opened at $203.40 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $148.34 and a 12-month high of $187.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $198.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.00.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

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.