Cerity Partners LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,583,297 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 173,127 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for 1.0% of Cerity Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Cerity Partners LLC owned 0.98% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $463,185,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 11,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,994,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC now owns 17,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,912,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 5,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $182.75 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $48.23 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $71.96 and a 1 year high of $88.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $180.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $173.72.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Company 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.