3,400 Shares in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Bought by Aureus Asset Management LLC

Aureus Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $652,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of QUAL. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 12.6% during the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 490 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Alpha Financial Partners LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 11.4% in the first quarter. Alpha Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $443,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.2% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 10,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,031,000 after acquiring an additional 428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glenview Trust Co lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 15.4% in the first quarter. Glenview Trust Co now owns 6,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,289,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $217.34 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $215.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $206.62. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $181.65 and a 52 week high of $221.16. The firm has a market cap of $63.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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.