MBA Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

MBA Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 7.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 317,950 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,227 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF makes up 5.1% of MBA Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. MBA Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $15,754,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IQLT. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,043,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,343,974,000 after buying an additional 19,184,191 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,974,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,079,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,094,153 shares during the last quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $579,508,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216,790 shares during the last quarter. OpenArc Corporate Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $90,603,000. Finally, Dynasty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $74,227,000.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IQLT opened at $51.09 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $14.08 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.04. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $42.71 and a one year high of $52.36.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Profile

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.