Blue Trust Inc. Acquires 11,856 Shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 45.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 38,078 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,856 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,731,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IQLT. Guerra Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth $27,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 312.1% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $64,000. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $69,000.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.5%

IQLT opened at $46.62 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.70 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.89. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.88. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $35.51 and a 52 week high of $49.91.

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.