iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Purchased by Parallel Advisors LLC

Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 173,301 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,799 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $38,514,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. Noble Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $5,225,000. Uptick Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 32.5% during the 1st quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 10,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,982,000 after buying an additional 2,533 shares in the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 19,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,366,000 after buying an additional 2,544 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 151,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,004,000 after buying an additional 3,523 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $540,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of QUAL stock traded up $0.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $54.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,167,465 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,246,278. The company has a market cap of $15.90 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a fifty day moving average of $55.77 and a 200-day moving average of $53.26. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $46.47 and a 52 week high of $57.03.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.