iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Purchased by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 8.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 37,378 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,778 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $7,424,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.2%

QUAL stock opened at $213.66 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $180.66 and a 52-week high of $219.82. The stock has a market cap of $61.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a fifty day moving average of $212.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $204.17.

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.