iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Stock Sold by Apeiron RIA LLC

Apeiron RIA LLC lessened its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 71.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,152 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,861 shares during the period. Apeiron RIA LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,598,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of QUAL. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 36.9% in 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 acquiring an additional 2,357,971 shares during the period. AdvisorShares Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 1st quarter worth $70,161,000. Facet Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 3,300,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,159,000 after purchasing an additional 334,234 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,386,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,097,000 after purchasing an additional 240,881 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Unison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 61.6% during the first quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 603,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,703,000 after purchasing an additional 229,969 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of BATS:QUAL traded down $0.40 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $225.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 493,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,587,985. The firm has a market cap of $65.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $222.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $214.55. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $185.88 and a 1 year high of $227.32.

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF are set to split on the morning of Thursday, November 5th. The 4-1 split was recently announced. The newly created shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.