Stephens Inc. AR Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Stephens Inc. AR raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 2.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 102,584 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,904 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $19,677,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,395,000 after buying an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after buying an additional 6,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS:QUAL opened at $218.43 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $213.27 and a 200 day moving average of $204.88. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $181.55 and a 52 week high of $220.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Company 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.