Blue Trust Inc. Has $391.95 Million Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 10.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,200,958 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 209,386 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises about 5.0% of Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $391,946,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Bristlecone Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC now owns 17,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,065,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Columbus Macro LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 5,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Sheridan Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Sheridan Capital Management LLC now owns 11,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,054,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $185.18 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $71.96 and a one year high of $88.63. The company’s 50-day moving average is $181.80 and its 200 day moving average is $179.22. The company has a market capitalization of $48.87 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.