Simplicity Solutions LLC Has $1.32 Million Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Simplicity Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 5.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,980 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,321,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,616,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,926,244,000 after buying an additional 923,875 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 145.7% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,831,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $847,564,000 after purchasing an additional 4,051,296 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,606,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,285,000 after purchasing an additional 124,951 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,314,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,106,000 after purchasing an additional 134,554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 12.1% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,226,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $425,287,000 after purchasing an additional 349,044 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

BATS:QUAL opened at $158.21 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $41.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 1.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $160.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $148.36. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.96 and a 52-week high of $88.63.

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.