iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) is Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 130,922 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,007 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 3.3% of Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $23,474,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Halpern Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Barrett & Company Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Centennial Bank AR purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Unique Wealth Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL traded up $3.57 during trading on Thursday, reaching $182.26. 1,038,650 shares of the company traded hands. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $71.96 and a 12-month high of $88.63. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $178.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $171.93. The company has a market cap of $48.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

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.