O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 8.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 56,138 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,605 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $11,150,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during 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 fourth quarter worth approximately $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after buying an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after buying an additional 6,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.8%

QUAL opened at $212.33 on Thursday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $175.20 and a 1-year high of $217.65. The company has a market capitalization of $61.57 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $207.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $202.67.

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