iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 135.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,632 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,211 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $12,837,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake 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 period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.1%

BATS:QUAL opened at $210.39 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $173.00 and a twelve month high of $211.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $200.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $199.92.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.