Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. Sells 881 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. cut its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 11.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,748 shares of the company’s stock after selling 881 shares during the quarter. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,153,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. Tallon Kerry Patrick bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $334,000. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $81,990,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 3,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $296,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 2.2%

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $180.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $169.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $176.74. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $148.34 and a 12-month high of $187.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.81 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.