Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,305 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $410,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Halpern Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Barrett & Company Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Centennial Bank AR purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $29,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 4.6 %

BATS:QUAL opened at $184.85 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $48.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $71.96 and a 12 month high of $88.63. The business’s 50-day moving average is $181.97 and its 200 day moving average is $178.33.

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.