Blue Trust Inc. Has $536.62 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Blue Trust Inc. lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,701,754 shares of the company’s stock after selling 36,165 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 6.1% of Blue Trust Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $536,622,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 13,080.9% during the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 2,481,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,752,000 after buying an additional 2,463,130 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 39.6% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,755,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $686,910,000 after acquiring an additional 1,065,946 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 964,500 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,450,000 after purchasing an additional 778,465 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,164,000 after purchasing an additional 595,017 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $192.77 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $199.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $197.94. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $148.34 and a 12 month high of $205.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.89 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.