Auxano Advisors LLC Increases Position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

Auxano Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 1,175.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 71,447 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 65,844 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of Auxano Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Auxano Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,247,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IQLT. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,043,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,974,000 after purchasing an additional 19,184,191 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.6% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,974,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,079,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,094,153 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 84.8% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,444,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,906,000 after purchasing an additional 2,956,717 shares during the last quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $579,508,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 13.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 9,301,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,190,000 after purchasing an additional 1,107,638 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $48.80 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.80. The company has a market cap of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.20 and a fifty-two week high of $50.00.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed countries, outside of the US. The index is selected and weighted for exposure to fundamental quality metrics. IQLT was launched on Jan 13, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.