Associated Banc Corp Takes $202,000 Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Associated Banc Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,127 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $299,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 11,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,994,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC now owns 17,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,912,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC raised its stake 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 worth $926,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $184.59 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.71 billion, a PE 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $180.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $174.34.

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.