iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT Stock Position Boosted by Ascent Wealth Partners LLC

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 8.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 457,635 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 36,991 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF makes up approximately 2.5% of Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $21,156,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of IQLT. IRON Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. IRON Financial LLC now owns 17,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $817,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 48,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,302,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 19,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $883,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Opes Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,988,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of IQLT opened at $49.47 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $13.63 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.83. The company’s fifty day moving average is $49.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.15. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.20 and a fifty-two week high of $50.08.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed countries, outside of the US. The index is selected and weighted for exposure to fundamental quality metrics. IQLT was launched on Jan 13, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.