PKS Advisory Services LLC Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

PKS Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 88.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,012 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,817 shares during the period. PKS Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,169,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,012,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,281,996,000 after purchasing an additional 50,889 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 39.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,755,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $686,910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,946 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,454,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,514,000 after buying an additional 44,285 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,005,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $584,589,000 after buying an additional 51,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,737,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $532,525,000 after buying an additional 76,969 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.0%

BATS QUAL opened at $204.86 on Monday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $148.34 and a 52 week high of $205.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a fifty day moving average of $202.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $196.87.

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.