Trust Co. of Vermont Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $648,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 36.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,741,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,676,734,000 after purchasing an additional 2,357,971 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,735,000 after purchasing an additional 964,500 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,005,000 after purchasing an additional 887,478 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $81,990,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 298.3% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 542,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,229,000 after purchasing an additional 406,488 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.2%

BATS:QUAL opened at $224.10 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $219.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $209.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $185.88 and a 1-year high of $227.32.

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.