Beacon Capital Management LLC Decreases Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Beacon Capital Management LLC decreased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 19.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 616 shares of the company’s stock after selling 149 shares during the quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $110,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Bristlecone Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC now owns 17,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,065,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 5,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Sheridan Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Sheridan Capital Management LLC now owns 11,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,054,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $390,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $185.18 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $48.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $181.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $179.40. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $71.96 and a 1 year high of $88.63.

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.