DHK Financial Advisors Inc. Invests $1.44 Million in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

DHK Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 8,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,436,000. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of DHK Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in QUAL. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,848,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,841,683,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160,410 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,640,340,000 after purchasing an additional 950,857 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,050,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,199,000 after purchasing an additional 28,147 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,859,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,735,000 after purchasing an additional 170,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,583,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,185,000 after buying an additional 173,127 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

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

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.