Simplicity Wealth LLC Sells 14,876 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Simplicity Wealth LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 44.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,507 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,876 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,676,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 3,383 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 6,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted 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 valued at $22,591,000 after buying an additional 62,219 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $205.91 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $59.70 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $199.54 and a 200 day moving average of $199.08. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $165.28 and a 12 month high of $207.72.

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.