iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Acquired by Capital Investment Counsel LLC

Capital Investment Counsel LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 79.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,326 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,244 shares during the period. Capital Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,425,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. Savvy Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 24,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,803,000 after purchasing an additional 8,370 shares during the last quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 3,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $766,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $13,274,000. Krilogy Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $484,000. Finally, Northwest Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $276,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL opened at $200.74 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $148.34 and a one year high of $205.48. The company has a market cap of $58.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $201.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $195.33.

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.