iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Holdings Trimmed by Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co.

Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 70.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 52,968 shares of the company’s stock after selling 123,679 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up approximately 5.6% of Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $9,433,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC now owns 17,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,065,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Sheridan Capital Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Sheridan Capital Management LLC now owns 11,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,054,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $390,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, L & S Advisors Inc raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. L & S Advisors Inc now owns 5,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,060,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $178.93 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $49.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $71.96 and a 52 week high of $88.63. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $181.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $180.34.

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.