iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Position Boosted by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,471,387 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,482 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 0.7% of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.56% of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $262,025,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Halpern Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Barrett & Company Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $183.74 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $48.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $181.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $177.94. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $71.96 and a 52 week high of $88.63.

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.