Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Has $36.47 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 25.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 204,777 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 42,146 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for 0.6% of Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $36,467,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Alpha Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 903.5% in the 3rd quarter. Alpha Financial Partners LLC now owns 38,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,934,000 after buying an additional 34,820 shares in the last quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Peak Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,375,000 after acquiring an additional 1,123 shares during the period. Finally, Lion Street Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 96.0% during the third quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC now owns 9,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,665,000 after acquiring an additional 4,550 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL opened at $182.89 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $48.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $181.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $178.80. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $71.96 and a twelve month high of $88.63.

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.