Goldstein Advisors LLC Has $33.61 Million Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Goldstein Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 41.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 169,196 shares of the company’s stock after selling 118,868 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 3.8% of Goldstein Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Goldstein Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $33,606,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,395,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.1%

BATS:QUAL opened at $215.63 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $205.27 and a 200-day moving average of $201.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $175.20 and a twelve month high of $216.44.

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.