Strategic Blueprint LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

Strategic Blueprint LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 85.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,865 shares of the company’s stock after selling 29,295 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $221,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% in the third 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 boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.6% in the second 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 boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 84.8% in the fourth 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 boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 15.3% in the third quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 10,533,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $467,375,000 after purchasing an additional 1,399,534 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 13.5% in the second 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 Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of IQLT stock opened at $48.74 on Friday. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $41.20 and a 12-month high of $50.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $47.59 and its 200 day moving average is $46.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF 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.