iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Sold by GWN Securities Inc.

GWN Securities Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,567 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,512 shares during the period. GWN Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $895,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 13,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,541,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC now owns 2,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GFG Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. GFG Capital LLC now owns 1,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 15.2%

BATS:QUAL opened at $203.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $148.34 and a 12 month high of $187.26. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $198.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $192.64.

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.