Ritholtz Wealth Management Purchases 228 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 12.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,044 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $374,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 20,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,517,000 after acquiring an additional 1,456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jmac Enterprises LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Jmac Enterprises LLC now owns 50,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,575,000 after acquiring an additional 1,769 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 10.8%

BATS:QUAL opened at $195.68 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $191.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $181.35. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $148.34 and a 12 month high of $187.26. The stock has a market cap of $56.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.