Syntax Research Inc. Acquires 688 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Syntax Research Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 12.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,395 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 688 shares during the period. Syntax Research Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,147,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in QUAL. FMR LLC lifted its holdings 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. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,038,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,787,771,000 after buying an additional 999,735 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $2,640,340,000 after acquiring an additional 950,857 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.9% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,808,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $821,412,000 after acquiring an additional 863,219 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 738.8% in the 2nd quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 779,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,047,000 after acquiring an additional 686,255 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $182.69 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $48.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $182.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $176.41. 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.