High Falls Advisors Inc Has $26.08 Million Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

High Falls Advisors Inc cut its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 134,082 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,881 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for approximately 5.4% of High Falls Advisors Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. High Falls Advisors Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $26,079,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,591,000 after purchasing an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $195.15 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $202.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $197.72. The company has a market cap of $56.58 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 $148.34 and a 12-month high of $205.65.

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.