Sapient Capital LLC Makes New $540,000 Investment in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $540,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. Empire Life Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $723,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Northwest Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 1,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Sherman Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sherman Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,548,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $222.58 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $185.88 and a fifty-two week high of $227.32. The company has a market cap of $64.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $221.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.06.

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.