Unison Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Unison Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 373,248 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,418 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 6.5% of Unison Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Unison Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $74,134,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 39.6% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,755,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065,946 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,454,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,514,000 after purchasing an additional 44,285 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,050,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $605,901,000 after purchasing an additional 44,952 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd 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. Finally, Facet Wealth Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 2,628,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $511,279,000 after buying an additional 125,483 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $193.16 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $56.01 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $148.34 and a fifty-two week high of $205.65. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $199.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $198.01.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

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.