iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Stake Raised by Smithfield Trust Co

Smithfield Trust Co increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 82.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,630 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 737 shares during the period. Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $290,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ellis Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 12,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,277,000 after acquiring an additional 1,481 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 43.4% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 252,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,294,000 after buying an additional 76,472 shares in the last quarter. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,243,000 after buying an additional 2,768 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 37.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after buying an additional 2,682 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,735,000 after buying an additional 170,321 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $179.31 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $49.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $181.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.60. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $154.17 and a 52 week high of $187.26.

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.