Smartleaf Asset Management LLC Sells 1,259 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 8.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,155 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,259 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $2,528,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,841,683,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160,410 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,640,340,000 after acquiring an additional 950,857 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,050,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,199,000 after acquiring an additional 28,147 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,735,000 after buying an additional 170,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.2% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,583,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,185,000 after buying an additional 173,127 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $181.62 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.96 and a 52-week high of $88.63. The company has a market capitalization of $50.44 billion, a PE ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04. The business’s fifty day moving average is $181.80 and its 200 day moving average is $180.50.

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.