iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by LPL Financial LLC

LPL Financial LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 12.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,176,100 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,346,797 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of LPL Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. LPL Financial LLC owned 5.58% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $3,212,897,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of QUAL. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,735,000 after buying an additional 964,500 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,005,000 after acquiring an additional 887,478 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,450,000 after acquiring an additional 778,465 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,164,000 after acquiring an additional 595,017 shares during the period. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

QUAL opened at $213.14 on Monday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $175.20 and a fifty-two week high of $217.65. The business has a 50-day moving average of $206.13 and a 200-day moving average of $202.20. The company has a market capitalization of $61.80 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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.