iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 30.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,245,928 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,001,622 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Cwm LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Cwm LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $446,086,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake 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 worth $22,591,000 after purchasing an additional 62,219 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $204.37 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $198.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $198.36. The company has a market cap of $59.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $156.13 and a 12 month high of $205.65.

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.