Buttonwood Financial Group LLC Cuts Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Buttonwood Financial Group LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 80.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,052 shares of the company’s stock after selling 112,996 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for 2.3% of Buttonwood Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Buttonwood Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $5,297,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 13,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,541,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 1,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GFG Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. GFG Capital LLC now owns 1,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 15.4%

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $203.85 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $201.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $194.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.34 and a 52 week high of $187.26.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.