Vantage Point Financial LLC Increases Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Vantage Point Financial LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 14.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,203 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,653 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Vantage Point Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Vantage Point Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $2,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 412.9% in the first quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 64,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,937,000 after purchasing an additional 51,524 shares during the period. SlateStone Wealth LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 12.4% in the first quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 157,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,883,000 after purchasing an additional 17,337 shares during the period. Delap Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $385,000. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.1% in the first quarter. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. now owns 2,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $500,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 284.3% in the first quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 101,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,329,000 after acquiring an additional 75,022 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 10.7%

BATS:QUAL opened at $195.62 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $190.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $180.30. The company has a market cap of $56.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.34 and a 52 week high of $187.26.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

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.