Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 395,337 Shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 6.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,839,909 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 395,337 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF makes up approximately 5.5% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 2.60% of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF worth $316,209,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,043,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,974,000 after acquiring an additional 19,184,191 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,974,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,079,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,094,153 shares during the period. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $579,508,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216,790 shares during the period. OpenArc Corporate Advisory LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $90,603,000. Finally, Dynasty Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $74,227,000.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IQLT opened at $49.10 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $13.53 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.83. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $41.20 and a one year high of $50.08. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $49.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.06.

About iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

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.