iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,256 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,258 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $2,972,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383 shares in the last quarter. PFG Advisors grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.9% in the first quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 107,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,416,000 after purchasing an additional 5,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.5% in the first quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 2,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 95 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 8.2%

BATS:QUAL opened at $191.11 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.34 and a 52-week high of $187.26. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $194.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.53. The company has a market capitalization of $55.41 billion, a PE 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.