iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Position Lessened by Nikulski Financial Inc.

Nikulski Financial Inc. reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 71.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,898 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,676 shares during the quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $377,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $28,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the second quarter worth about $33,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $39,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $192.77 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $199.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $197.94. The company has a market cap of $55.89 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $148.34 and a fifty-two week high of $205.65.

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.