iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Shares Acquired by Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 107.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,279 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,253 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,395,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of QUAL. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,328,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Novem Group boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Novem Group now owns 4,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $985,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Investment Counsel LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 87.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sterling Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC now owns 11,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,653,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LexAurum Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. LexAurum Advisors LLC now owns 6,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,502,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.8%

BATS QUAL opened at $222.82 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $223.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $217.26. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $185.88 and a 12-month high of $228.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF shares are going to split before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. The 4-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.