iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by Yoder Wealth Management Inc.

Yoder Wealth Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 10.3% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 32,036 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,663 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 2.8% of Yoder Wealth Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Yoder Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $6,103,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $723,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $213.66 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $180.66 and a 52 week high of $219.82. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $212.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $204.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.