iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Shares Acquired by Watershed Private Wealth LLC

Watershed Private Wealth LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 3.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 66,031 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,233 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for 4.6% of Watershed Private Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Watershed Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $11,759,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Halpern Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Barrett & Company Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter worth $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Centennial Bank AR acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 4.0 %

QUAL opened at $183.72 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $71.96 and a 1-year high of $88.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.48 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $181.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $178.30.

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.