Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Has $2.31 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 15.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,964 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,770 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $2,309,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of QUAL. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 14.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 16,867,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,003,821,000 after purchasing an additional 2,141,996 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,841,683,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160,410 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,050,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,199,000 after buying an additional 28,147 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 3,964,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $705,977,000 after buying an additional 64,819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,218,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $573,233,000 after acquiring an additional 11,653 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $174.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.45 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $154.17 and a 1 year high of $187.26. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $179.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.33.

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.