iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Stock Holdings Lifted by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 13.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 958,349 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 116,187 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 4.6% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 0.36% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $170,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 5,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 4.2 %

Shares of QUAL opened at $184.10 on Monday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.96 and a 52-week high of $88.63. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $181.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $178.16. The company has a market capitalization of $48.58 billion, a PE 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.