Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Buys 55,223 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,799,604 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 55,223 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $320,473,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,841,683,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160,410 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,640,340,000 after buying an additional 950,857 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,050,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,199,000 after acquiring an additional 28,147 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 3,964,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,977,000 after acquiring an additional 64,819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,735,000 after purchasing an additional 170,321 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $171.19 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $47.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $154.17 and a 52-week high of $187.26. The company has a fifty day moving average of $180.99 and a 200-day moving average of $180.51.

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.