iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Stock Position Decreased by IFG Advisory LLC

IFG Advisory LLC trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 23.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 67,718 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,411 shares during the quarter. IFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $13,171,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 worth $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $203.44 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $202.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $197.13. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.34 and a 52 week high of $205.65. The company has a market cap of $58.99 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.