Baron Wealth Management LLC Sells 439 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Baron Wealth Management LLC cut its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 0.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 303,537 shares of the company’s stock after selling 439 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for about 25.4% of Baron Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Baron Wealth Management LLC owned 0.12% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $54,054,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $2,841,683,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160,410 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in 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 buying an additional 950,857 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% in 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. MML Investors Services LLC lifted 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 valued at $512,735,000 after buying an additional 170,321 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,583,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,185,000 after acquiring an additional 173,127 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 3.7 %

QUAL opened at $183.24 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $181.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.30. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $71.96 and a 1-year high of $88.63. The stock has a market cap of $48.36 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03.

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.