Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC Sells 335 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 3.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 8,905 shares of the company’s stock after selling 335 shares during the quarter. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,586,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,841,683,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160,410 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,640,340,000 after acquiring an additional 950,857 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,808,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $821,412,000 after purchasing an additional 863,219 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,050,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,199,000 after purchasing an additional 28,147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,735,000 after purchasing an additional 170,321 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 4.5 %

QUAL stock opened at $184.65 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $181.67 and a 200-day moving average of $177.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $71.96 and a 12 month high of $88.63.

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.