HighTower Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT)

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,125,710 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 71,910 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $78,906,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IQLT. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 367.0% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 9,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 7,190 shares during the period. Haverford Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 154,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,400,000 after purchasing an additional 6,758 shares during the period. Cable Hill Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cable Hill Partners LLC now owns 9,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the period. Unionview LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Unionview LLC now owns 79,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,286,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the period. Finally, Palo Alto Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Palo Alto Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 60,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,434,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IQLT opened at $40.14 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $36.57 and a 1 year high of $41.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.48 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.36.

About iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

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.