Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Acquires 39,144 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 2.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,424,905 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,144 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for 0.7% of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.54% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $255,486,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Halpern Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Barrett & Company Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Unique Wealth Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $41,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $177.09 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.96 and a fifty-two week high of $88.63. The business has a 50-day moving average of $178.18 and a 200 day moving average of $171.44. The firm has a market cap of $46.73 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.