iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT Position Increased by Howard Financial Services LTD.

Howard Financial Services LTD. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 526,068 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,202 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF makes up 2.7% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Howard Financial Services LTD. owned 0.19% of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF worth $26,025,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,377,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,387,000 after purchasing an additional 157,939 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,839,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,209,000 after buying an additional 395,337 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 2,789,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,201,000 after buying an additional 204,208 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,571,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,636,000 after buying an additional 139,272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Modern Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 35.9% during the 1st quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,396,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,461,000 after buying an additional 368,864 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

IQLT stock opened at $49.61 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $43.18 and a one year high of $52.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.57 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a fifty day moving average of $50.76 and a 200-day moving average of $49.61.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

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.