Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. Increases Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 19,537 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises 0.5% of Bedel Financial Consulting Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,597,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 309,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,121,000 after purchasing an additional 7,620 shares during the period. Interactive Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Interactive Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 38,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,936,000 after purchasing an additional 763 shares during the period. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 23.2% in the fourth quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 13,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,327,000 after purchasing an additional 2,463 shares during the period. Kelly Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $980,000. Finally, Shared Vision Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Shared Vision Wealth Group LLC now owns 35,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,371,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $178.96 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $49.70 billion, a PE ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.96 and a fifty-two week high of $88.63. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $181.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $180.59.

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.