Ascent Wealth Partners LLC Sells 1,901 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC lessened its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 129,021 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,901 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 3.1% of Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $22,976,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC now owns 17,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,065,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Sheridan Capital Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Sheridan Capital Management LLC now owns 11,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,054,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $390,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, L & S Advisors Inc boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. L & S Advisors Inc now owns 5,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,060,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 3.4 %

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $182.67 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $181.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $179.92. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $71.96 and a twelve month high of $88.63. The stock has a market cap of $48.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03.

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.