iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) is Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 129,021 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,901 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 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 have also modified their holdings of QUAL. FMR LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd 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 during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd 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 during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 18,801.7% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 522,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,070,000 after acquiring an additional 519,868 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $81,990,000. Finally, Goldstein Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11,176.9% in the 3rd quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC now owns 282,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,569,000 after acquiring an additional 279,535 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL stock opened at $182.67 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $71.96 and a one year high of $88.63. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $181.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $179.92.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

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.