iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Stock Holdings Decreased by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lowered its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,349,891 shares of the company’s stock after selling 218,752 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 0.6% of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $262,554,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 32,478,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,937,618,000 after buying an additional 624,581 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,012,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,281,996,000 after acquiring an additional 50,889 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 39.6% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,755,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,946 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,454,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,514,000 after purchasing an additional 44,285 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,387,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,236,000 after purchasing an additional 64,226 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $204.10 on Monday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $148.34 and a 1 year high of $187.26. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $197.68 and its 200-day moving average is $192.32. The company has a market cap of $59.18 billion, a P/E 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.