Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP Takes Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 14,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,865,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Phillips Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $205.89 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $59.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50 day moving average is $199.24 and its 200 day moving average is $198.78. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $163.62 and a 52-week high of $207.67.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.