iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Shares Purchased by Bristlecone Advisors LLC

Bristlecone Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,214 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,065,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of QUAL. FMR LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,841,683,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160,410 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,640,340,000 after purchasing an additional 950,857 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,050,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,199,000 after purchasing an additional 28,147 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,735,000 after purchasing an additional 170,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,583,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,185,000 after purchasing an additional 173,127 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $182.89 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $181.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.84. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $71.96 and a 12 month high of $88.63.

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.