International Assets Investment Management LLC Grows Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 76.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,612 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,305 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,512,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,152 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,591,000 after purchasing an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $210.43 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $61.01 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $170.64 and a 52-week high of $211.02. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $199.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $199.61.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.