Uptick Partners LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Uptick Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 32.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,331 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,533 shares during the quarter. Uptick Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,982,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,454,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,514,000 after acquiring an additional 44,285 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,050,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $605,901,000 after acquiring an additional 44,952 shares during the period. Facet Wealth Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 2,888,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $589,952,000 after purchasing an additional 259,414 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,386,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,097,000 after purchasing an additional 240,881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,040,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,892,000 after purchasing an additional 62,154 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $219.69 on Monday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $181.55 and a 52 week high of $220.24. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $214.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $205.58. The company has a market cap of $63.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.