Wealthgarden F.S. LLC Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Wealthgarden F.S. LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 29.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 16,944 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,086 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 2.3% of Wealthgarden F.S. LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Wealthgarden F.S. LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,452,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,735,000 after purchasing an additional 964,500 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,005,000 after buying an additional 887,478 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,450,000 after buying an additional 778,465 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,164,000 after buying an additional 595,017 shares during the period. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 1.9%

QUAL stock opened at $213.14 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $61.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $175.20 and a 12-month high of $217.65. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $206.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $202.13.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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.