iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Holdings Cut by Valence8 US LP

Valence8 US LP decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 8.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 363,103 shares of the company’s stock after selling 35,622 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 21.4% of Valence8 US LP’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Valence8 US LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $72,120,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% during the 3rd 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 period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 778,465 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 595,017 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $81,990,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 298.3% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 542,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,229,000 after buying an additional 406,488 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $215.24 on Thursday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $175.20 and a 12-month high of $216.22. The company has a market capitalization of $62.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $203.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $201.17.

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.