Apeiron RIA LLC Cuts Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Apeiron RIA LLC reduced its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 39.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 51,872 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,343 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up approximately 2.3% of Apeiron RIA LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Apeiron RIA LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $9,949,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,454,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,514,000 after buying an additional 44,285 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,050,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $605,901,000 after purchasing an additional 44,952 shares during the period. Facet Wealth Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 2,888,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $589,952,000 after purchasing an additional 259,414 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,386,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,097,000 after purchasing an additional 240,881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,040,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,892,000 after purchasing an additional 62,154 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS:QUAL opened at $218.43 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $213.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $204.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.33 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $181.55 and a 12 month high of $220.24.

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.