Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL – Free Report) by 66.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,438 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,863 shares during the quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $276,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of QUAL. World Equity Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 3,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $752,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Palladiem LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 41.3% during the 1st quarter. Palladiem LLC now owns 7,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,513,000 after acquiring an additional 2,304 shares during the period. GatePass Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.4% during the 1st quarter. GatePass Capital LLC now owns 5,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $981,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 3,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $633,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 33.9% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 17,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,538,000 after acquiring an additional 4,315 shares during the last quarter.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance
Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $217.87 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $181.65 and a 1 year high of $221.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $215.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $206.19.
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.
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