Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC Sells 2,772 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 65,318 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,772 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for about 0.4% of Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $12,974,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,735,000 after buying an additional 964,500 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,450,000 after purchasing an additional 778,465 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,164,000 after acquiring an additional 595,017 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $81,990,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 298.3% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 542,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,229,000 after acquiring an additional 406,488 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $210.04 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.90 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $169.23 and a twelve month high of $210.23. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $199.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $199.49.

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.