iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Holdings Lifted by BOS Asset Management LLC

BOS Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 48,940 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,521 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for 2.5% of BOS Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. BOS Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $10,876,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 36.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,741,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,676,734,000 after buying an additional 2,357,971 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,358,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $736,892,000 after acquiring an additional 65,534 shares during the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 3,300,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,159,000 after acquiring an additional 334,234 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,386,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,097,000 after acquiring an additional 240,881 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,777,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,861,000 after acquiring an additional 49,616 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

QUAL traded up $1.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $227.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 333,147 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,585,732. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $185.88 and a twelve month high of $227.32. The stock has a market cap of $65.87 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $223.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $214.79.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF’s stock is set to split on Thursday, November 5th. The 4-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.