iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Holdings Cut by Cozad Asset Management Inc.

Cozad Asset Management Inc. decreased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,988 shares of the company’s stock after selling 148 shares during the quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,423,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $331,412,000. FMR LLC grew its stake 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 valued at $2,841,683,000 after buying an additional 1,160,410 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,640,340,000 after buying an additional 950,857 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 18,801.7% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 522,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,070,000 after buying an additional 519,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

BATS:QUAL opened at $173.16 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $154.17 and a 1 year high of $187.26. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $180.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.15 billion, a PE ratio of 26.45 and a beta of 1.04.

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.