iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF (BATS:AQLT) Short Interest Up 65.7% in May

iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF (BATS:AQLT) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,361 shares, an increase of 65.7% from the April 30th total of 9,271 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 18,150 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $31.71 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $241.00 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $29.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.03. iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $24.41 and a twelve month high of $31.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AQLT. HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF in the first quarter worth about $267,000. Balentine LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 6,657,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,996,000 after purchasing an additional 69,524 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $206,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,408,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 17,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,000 after purchasing an additional 1,701 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Global Quality Factor ETF (AQLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI ACWI Quality index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks from around the world selected for their high quality scores. The portfolio is market cap-weighted, with tilts based on the quality scores derived from fundamental factors. AQLT was launched on Dec 11, 2024 and is issued by BlackRock.