iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Holdings Decreased by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reduced its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 91,595 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,507 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $17,815,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,395,000 after buying an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $198.66 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $202.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $197.37. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.34 and a 52-week high of $205.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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