Cornerstone Planning Group LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 33.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,053 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,315 shares during the quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,538,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 2,023 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% during 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 period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 6,152 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL opened at $217.87 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $63.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $215.49 and its 200 day moving average is $206.19. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $181.65 and a fifty-two week high of $221.16.

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.