Opulen Financial Group LLC Acquires Shares of 6,675 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Opulen Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,189,000. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 1.1% of Opulen Financial Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ellis Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 12,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,277,000 after purchasing an additional 1,481 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 43.4% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 252,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,294,000 after buying an additional 76,472 shares during the period. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.4% during the third quarter. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,243,000 after buying an additional 2,768 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 37.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after buying an additional 2,682 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,735,000 after buying an additional 170,321 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $179.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $154.17 and a 12-month high of $187.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $181.66 and a 200 day moving average of $180.60.

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.