Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $115.91 Million Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 6.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 604,311 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 36,521 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for about 0.6% of Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned about 0.21% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $115,913,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,735,000 after purchasing an additional 964,500 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,005,000 after purchasing an additional 887,478 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,450,000 after purchasing an additional 778,465 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,164,000 after purchasing an additional 595,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $219.24 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $214.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $205.84. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $181.55 and a one year high of $220.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.57 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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