Ascent Group LLC Reduces Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Ascent Group LLC lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 231,253 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,905 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises 1.6% of Ascent Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Ascent Group LLC owned approximately 0.08% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $44,979,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC now owns 2,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Atlas Brown Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. GFG Capital LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. GFG Capital LLC now owns 1,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 10,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,955,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 13.3%

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $200.07 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $148.34 and a 12 month high of $187.26. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $197.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $191.01. The company has a market cap of $58.01 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.