Farrell Financial LLC Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Farrell Financial LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 0.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 19,521 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for about 2.5% of Farrell Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Farrell Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,476,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. FMR LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,841,683,000 after buying an additional 1,160,410 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,640,340,000 after acquiring an additional 950,857 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,808,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $821,412,000 after purchasing an additional 863,219 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $108,645,000. Finally, Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 71.6% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,236,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,757,000 after purchasing an additional 515,998 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $182.10 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $181.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.88. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $71.96 and a one year high of $88.63. The firm has a market cap of $48.05 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03.

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.