Chatterton & Associates Inc. Grows Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Chatterton & Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 27.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,702 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,718 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for 1.8% of Chatterton & Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Chatterton & Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $2,544,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Empire Life Investments Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $213.19 on Thursday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $179.01 and a fifty-two week high of $219.82. The company has a market cap of $61.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $211.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $204.01.

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.