Symmetry Partners LLC Sells 186,537 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 72.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,474 shares of the company’s stock after selling 186,537 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 3.0% of Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $12,457,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,038,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,787,771,000 after acquiring an additional 999,735 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.6% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,774,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,352,213,000 after purchasing an additional 727,760 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,808,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $821,412,000 after acquiring an additional 863,219 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,106,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $530,462,000 after purchasing an additional 172,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,372,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,113,000 after purchasing an additional 73,653 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of QUAL traded up $0.67 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $177.09. 765,603 shares of the stock were exchanged. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $71.96 and a twelve month high of $88.63. The company has a market cap of $46.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $178.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $171.35.

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.