3,400 Shares in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL Acquired by Aureus Asset Management LLC

Aureus Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 3,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $652,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,152 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,591,000 after acquiring an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of QUAL stock opened at $217.34 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $215.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $206.62. The firm has a market cap of $63.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $181.65 and a 12 month high of $221.16.

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.