Private Portfolio Partners LLC Boosts Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Private Portfolio Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,095 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Private Portfolio Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $729,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. May Hill Capital LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $208,000. Headlands Technologies LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 37.0% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 57,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,179,000 after acquiring an additional 1,338 shares during the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 222.0% in the fourth quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 18,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,377,000 after acquiring an additional 13,074 shares during the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 42,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,650,000 after buying an additional 980 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $171.33 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $48.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.25 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $154.17 and a one year high of $187.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $179.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.23.

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.