iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Stock Holdings Trimmed by Apeiron RIA LLC

Apeiron RIA LLC lessened its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 71.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,152 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,861 shares during the quarter. Apeiron RIA LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,598,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 36.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,741,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,676,734,000 after buying an additional 2,357,971 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the second quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,358,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,892,000 after acquiring an additional 65,534 shares during the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.3% during the second quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 3,300,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $724,159,000 after acquiring an additional 334,234 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.2% during the fourth 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, Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,777,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,861,000 after acquiring an additional 49,616 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock traded down $0.40 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $225.50. The stock had a trading volume of 493,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,587,985. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $214.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $185.88 and a 1 year high of $227.32.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF’s stock is scheduled to split on the morning of Thursday, November 5th. The 4-1 split was recently announced. The newly created shares will be issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.