Cerity Partners LLC Reduces Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Cerity Partners LLC cut its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,527,690 shares of the company’s stock after selling 181,327 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Cerity Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Cerity Partners LLC owned approximately 1.22% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $700,930,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $213.83 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $175.20 and a 12-month high of $217.65. The company has a market capitalization of $62.00 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50 day moving average of $206.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $202.36.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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.