iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp cut its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 6.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,816 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,195 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $9,363,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of QUAL. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $723,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $219.24 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $63.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $214.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $205.84. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $181.55 and a 1 year high of $220.24.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.