iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,393,615 shares, a growth of 125.1% from the July 15th total of 619,124 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,621,590 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IQLT opened at $51.83 on Friday. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $42.47 and a 52 week high of $51.97. The company’s fifty day moving average is $49.77 and its 200-day moving average is $48.70. The company has a market capitalization of $14.28 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.82.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IRON Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.2% in the first quarter. IRON Financial LLC now owns 17,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 48,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,302,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC now owns 91,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,510,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 19,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $883,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter.

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. IQLT was launched on Jan 13, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.