D Orazio & Associates Inc. Sells 23,348 Shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

D Orazio & Associates Inc. decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,012,270 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,348 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF comprises about 5.9% of D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $46,008,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IQLT. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,043,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,343,974,000 after purchasing an additional 19,184,191 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,974,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,079,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,094,153 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 84.8% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,444,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,906,000 after purchasing an additional 2,956,717 shares during the last quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $579,508,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 13.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 9,301,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,190,000 after purchasing an additional 1,107,638 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 1.1%

NYSEARCA:IQLT opened at $49.53 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $41.20 and a twelve month high of $50.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $47.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.60.

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.