Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC Lowers Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC lowered its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 20.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 82,994 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,629 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 1.6% of Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $16,484,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Regatta Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Regatta Capital Group LLC now owns 105,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,940,000 after purchasing an additional 929 shares during the last quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,176,000 after purchasing an additional 657 shares in the last quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 463,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,015,000 after purchasing an additional 22,847 shares during the last quarter. Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC now owns 38,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,735,000 after purchasing an additional 1,651 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foster Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 719,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,952,000 after purchasing an additional 19,030 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $190.15 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $148.34 and a 1-year high of $205.65. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $200.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $197.91. The company has a market cap of $55.13 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.