iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT Position Boosted by Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 4.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,785,620 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 235,392 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF comprises about 4.0% of Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Capital Investment Advisors LLC owned approximately 1.93% of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF worth $262,956,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IQLT. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,043,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,974,000 after acquiring an additional 19,184,191 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,613,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,063,000 after buying an additional 1,638,924 shares in the last quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 10,533,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $467,375,000 after acquiring an additional 1,399,534 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 9,301,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,190,000 after acquiring an additional 1,107,638 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.1% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,618,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,936,000 after acquiring an additional 740,173 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of IQLT stock opened at $44.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $12.17 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.81. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $35.51 and a 1 year high of $49.91.

About iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

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.