iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Shares Sold by Violich Capital Management Inc.

Violich Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 55.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,540 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,850 shares during the period. Violich Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $987,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of QUAL. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,841,683,000 after buying an additional 1,160,410 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,640,340,000 after purchasing an additional 950,857 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 18,801.7% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 522,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,070,000 after purchasing an additional 519,868 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 71.6% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,236,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,757,000 after purchasing an additional 515,998 shares during the period. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 4.2 %

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $184.14 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $181.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $178.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.96 and a 52-week high of $88.63.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Company 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.