Tarbox Family Office Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Tarbox Family Office Inc. cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 0.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,642 shares of the company’s stock after selling 160 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 0.5% of Tarbox Family Office Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Tarbox Family Office Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,142,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,841,683,000 after buying an additional 1,160,410 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,640,340,000 after acquiring an additional 950,857 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,808,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $821,412,000 after purchasing an additional 863,219 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased 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 valued at $726,199,000 after buying an additional 28,147 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,735,000 after buying an additional 170,321 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $180.68 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $181.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $177.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.68 billion, a PE 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.

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.