Heck Capital Advisors LLC Trims Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Heck Capital Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 153,283 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,832 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises 2.3% of Heck Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Heck Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $30,445,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 13,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,541,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp grew its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Members Trust Co raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Members Trust Co now owns 1,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $193.16 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $148.34 and a 1 year high of $205.65. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $199.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $197.90. The company has a market capitalization of $56.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.