iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Stock Holdings Reduced by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 3.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 105,286 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,249 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $20,195,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in 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 worth $1,786,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,591,000 after purchasing an additional 62,219 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock traded up $1.19 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $219.69. 1,370,117 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,894,405. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $181.55 and a 52 week high of $220.24. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $214.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $205.54. The company has a market cap of $63.70 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.