Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC Purchases New Shares in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $552,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwest Financial Advisors grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 1,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Sherman Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Sherman Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,548,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Signature Equity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 12.6% during the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,171,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Allocation Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. Asset Allocation Strategies LLC now owns 2,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL stock traded down $0.63 on Tuesday, hitting $227.09. The stock had a trading volume of 465,310 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,575,770. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $223.30 and its 200-day moving average is $215.26. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $185.88 and a 52-week high of $228.13.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF shares are going to split on the morning of Thursday, November 5th. The 4-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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.