Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Has $89.93 Million Stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 6.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,394,377 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 136,194 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF comprises about 3.0% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $89,933,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IQLT. Crumly & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 61.9% in the 4th quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. now owns 177,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,672,000 after acquiring an additional 67,906 shares in the last quarter. Vicus Capital raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 90.8% during the 4th quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 204,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,684,000 after purchasing an additional 97,378 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 12,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Private Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Atlas Private Wealth Management now owns 48,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,825,000 after buying an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,452,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,828,000 after buying an additional 15,035 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF stock traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $38.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,646,651 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,221,212. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $38.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.20. The company has a market cap of $8.08 billion, a PE ratio of 16.27 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $32.28 and a 12-month high of $39.97.

About iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

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.