iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Stock Acquired by YHB Investment Advisors Inc.

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 44.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,791 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,858 shares during the quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,509,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Uptick Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 32.5% during the 1st quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 10,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,982,000 after purchasing an additional 2,533 shares in the last quarter. Noble Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $5,225,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 165,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,874,000 after buying an additional 5,541 shares during the last quarter. Oath Planning LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $588,000. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 151,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,004,000 after acquiring an additional 3,523 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS QUAL traded down $0.40 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $225.50. The stock had a trading volume of 659,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,588,627. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $185.88 and a 1 year high of $227.32. The stock has a market cap of $65.38 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $222.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $214.55.

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF are scheduled to split on Thursday, November 5th. The 4-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.