Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 234.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,582 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,932 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $5,081,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of QUAL. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,735,000 after buying an additional 964,500 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,764,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,450,000 after purchasing an additional 778,465 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,164,000 after purchasing an additional 595,017 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $81,990,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 298.3% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 542,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,229,000 after purchasing an additional 406,488 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $207.15 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $60.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $199.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $199.23. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $169.23 and a twelve month high of $208.67.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.