Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $168.17 Million Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 37.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 846,687 shares of the company’s stock after selling 503,204 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.29% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $168,169,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $39,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $212.33 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $61.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $175.20 and a fifty-two week high of $217.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $207.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $202.67.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

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.