10,176 Shares in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Acquired by WealthPoint Financial LLC

WealthPoint Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 10,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,021,000. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises about 1.8% of WealthPoint Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,735,000 after purchasing an additional 964,500 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,005,000 after purchasing an additional 887,478 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 79.0% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 778,465 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,164,000 after buying an additional 595,017 shares during the period. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $81,990,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $215.89 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $210.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $203.56. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $175.20 and a 12 month high of $219.82.

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.