iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Holdings Raised by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 12.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 94,522 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,143 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises about 1.1% of PFG Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $16,141,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of QUAL. Aveo Capital Partners LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 93.9% in the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $704,000 after acquiring an additional 2,317 shares in the last quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,771,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. Rollins Financial raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 26.3% in the fourth quarter. Rollins Financial now owns 22,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,254,000 after acquiring an additional 4,612 shares in the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $906,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 111.3% in the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,000 after acquiring an additional 1,412 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

BATS QUAL opened at $174.79 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $172.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.03. The company has a market cap of $46.13 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $71.96 and a 1 year high of $88.63.

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.