Buttonwood Financial Group LLC Trims Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Buttonwood Financial Group LLC lowered its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 21.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 21,123 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,929 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 2.3% of Buttonwood Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Buttonwood Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $4,311,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 1,065,946 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,454,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,514,000 after acquiring an additional 44,285 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,050,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,901,000 after acquiring an additional 44,952 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,737,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $532,525,000 after purchasing an additional 76,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Facet Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 2,628,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $511,279,000 after purchasing an additional 125,483 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 2.0%

QUAL stock opened at $190.15 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $200.82 and its 200 day moving average is $197.91. The stock has a market cap of $55.13 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 $148.34 and a 1-year high of $205.65.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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.