Lifeworks Advisors LLC Raises Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Lifeworks Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 9.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,257 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $936,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HM Payson & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 9.2% during the fourth quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Novus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $826,000. Foundry Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Foundry Financial Group Inc. now owns 37,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,713,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 10,355 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,844,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 472.5% in the fourth quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 57,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,154,000 after purchasing an additional 47,058 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $177.06 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.36 and a beta of 1.04. The business’s 50-day moving average is $181.44 and its 200 day moving average is $180.58. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $154.17 and a 1 year high of $187.26.

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.