Symmetry Partners LLC Sells 168,663 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Symmetry Partners LLC cut its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 60.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 109,034 shares of the company’s stock after selling 168,663 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 1.4% of Symmetry Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $17,920,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Delta Asset Management LLC TN acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Pineridge Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $51,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of BATS:QUAL traded up $1.36 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $172.49. 813,786 shares of the company traded hands. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $71.96 and a 52 week high of $88.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.52 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50 day moving average is $163.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.25.

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.