iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT is Breakwater Capital Group’s 10th Largest Position

Breakwater Capital Group boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 5.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 294,832 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,603 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF comprises 1.8% of Breakwater Capital Group’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Breakwater Capital Group owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF worth $13,630,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,312,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,513,936,000 after purchasing an additional 2,269,023 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,613,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,063,000 after buying an additional 1,638,924 shares during the period. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $579,508,000 after buying an additional 2,216,790 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 13.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 9,301,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,190,000 after buying an additional 1,107,638 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 84.8% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,444,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,906,000 after buying an additional 2,956,717 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of IQLT stock opened at $48.41 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $41.20 and a 1-year high of $50.08. The firm has a market cap of $12.76 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50-day moving average of $49.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.68.

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.