iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Stock Position Decreased by Cypress Wealth Services LLC

Cypress Wealth Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 33.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 79,693 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39,449 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 2.2% of Cypress Wealth Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Cypress Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $15,829,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 13,080.9% in the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 2,481,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,752,000 after acquiring an additional 2,463,130 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 39.6% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,755,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,946 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the 3rd 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. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,164,000 after purchasing an additional 595,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

BATS:QUAL opened at $187.30 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $54.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $148.34 and a fifty-two week high of $205.65. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $200.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $197.94.

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.