iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by J. Mark Nickell & Co.

J. Mark Nickell & Co. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 9.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 77,306 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,663 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 13.4% of J. Mark Nickell & Co.’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. J. Mark Nickell & Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $14,828,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 36.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,741,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,676,734,000 after purchasing an additional 2,357,971 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,454,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,514,000 after buying an additional 44,285 shares during the period. Facet Wealth Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 2,888,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $589,952,000 after acquiring an additional 259,414 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,386,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,097,000 after acquiring an additional 240,881 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,040,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,892,000 after acquiring an additional 62,154 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $218.92 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $63.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $216.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $207.26. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $181.65 and a 52-week high of $221.16.

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.