Brookstone Capital Management Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 157,534 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $28,054,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased 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 buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $926,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of BATS QUAL traded down $2.64 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $176.35. The company had a trading volume of 1,261,973 shares. The company has a market capitalization of $46.54 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 50-day moving average price is $182.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $177.59.

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.