iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Shares Purchased by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 12.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 99,913 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,322 shares during the quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $14,721,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1,414.3% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the period. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of QUAL stock traded up $1.97 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $159.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 716,439 shares. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $71.96 and a 12-month high of $88.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.62 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $160.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $149.52.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Profile

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.