J. Mark Nickell & Co. Has $14.83 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

J. Mark Nickell & Co. lowered its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 9.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 77,306 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,663 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises 13.4% of J. Mark Nickell & Co.’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. J. Mark Nickell & Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $14,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of QUAL. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 36.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,741,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,676,734,000 after purchasing an additional 2,357,971 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,735,000 after buying an additional 964,500 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,005,000 after acquiring an additional 887,478 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,450,000 after acquiring an additional 778,465 shares during the period. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $218.92 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $216.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $207.26. The firm has a market cap of $63.48 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $181.65 and a 1-year high of $221.16.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.