Flow Traders U.S. LLC Buys 30,293 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 2,332.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,592 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,293 shares during the quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $6,145,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of QUAL. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 13,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,541,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 1,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, GFG Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. GFG Capital LLC now owns 1,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.5%

BATS QUAL opened at $195.15 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $202.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $197.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $56.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $148.34 and a 1 year high of $205.65.

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.