iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by Sovran Advisors LLC

Sovran Advisors LLC lessened its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUALFree Report) by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 57,830 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,230 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Sovran Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $12,490,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after buying an additional 3,383 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $227.18 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $65.87 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $218.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.80. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $185.88 and a 1-year high of $227.32.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

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