iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL is Valence8 US LP’s Largest Position

Valence8 US LP lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 7.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 337,336 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,767 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises 22.6% of Valence8 US LP’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Valence8 US LP owned 0.12% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $64,704,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the third 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. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,005,000 after buying an additional 887,478 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,450,000 after buying an additional 778,465 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $81,990,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 298.3% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 542,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,229,000 after buying an additional 406,488 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.4%

BATS QUAL opened at $216.81 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $181.65 and a 52 week high of $221.16. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $216.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $206.81. The firm has a market cap of $62.86 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.