Atria Investments Inc Increases Stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

Atria Investments Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 35.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 144,714 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,002 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $6,577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IQLT. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 312.1% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 13.1% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,000 after buying an additional 1,086 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the second quarter worth $42,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,803,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,930,000 after buying an additional 83,154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 18,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of IQLT opened at $48.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $12.74 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a fifty day moving average of $47.62 and a 200 day moving average of $46.76. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $41.20 and a 52-week high of $50.00.

About iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed countries, outside of the US. The index is selected and weighted for exposure to fundamental quality metrics. IQLT was launched on Jan 13, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.