Atria Investments Inc Reduces Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Atria Investments Inc decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 40.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 170,637 shares of the company’s stock after selling 117,026 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $33,892,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Empire Life Investments Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Members Trust Co lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Members Trust Co now owns 1,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 1,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $210.97 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $200.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $200.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $173.00 and a one year high of $211.44. The stock has a market cap of $61.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.