Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Purchases 81,512 Shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 81.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 181,985 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 81,512 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC owned 0.07% of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF worth $8,271,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IQLT. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,043,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,343,974,000 after buying an additional 19,184,191 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.6% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,974,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,079,414,000 after buying an additional 4,094,153 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 84.8% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,444,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,906,000 after buying an additional 2,956,717 shares during the last quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $579,508,000 after buying an additional 2,216,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dynasty Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $74,227,000.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA IQLT opened at $48.61 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $41.20 and a twelve month high of $50.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.28. The company has a market capitalization of $12.81 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.83.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Profile

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.