Lido Advisors LLC Buys 19,327 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Lido Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 16.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 134,736 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,327 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $25,844,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of QUAL. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Empire Life Investments Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.5% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Northwest Financial Advisors lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 1,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $217.34 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $215.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $206.62. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $181.65 and a 1 year high of $221.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.02 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Company 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.