Vantage Financial Partners LLC Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Vantage Financial Partners LLC lowered its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 44.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,223 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,600 shares during the period. Vantage Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $574,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares during the period. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 21,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,770,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Clarity Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Clarity Capital Partners LLC now owns 7,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 50.5% during the third quarter. Clarity Financial LLC now owns 4,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $844,000 after purchasing an additional 1,580 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $177.25 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $154.17 and a twelve month high of $187.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $181.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $180.61. The stock has a market cap of $49.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04.

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.