ASL Financial LLC Purchases New Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

ASL Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 6,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,368,000. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 1.1% of ASL Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QUAL. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 13,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,541,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Members Trust Co raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Members Trust Co now owns 1,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL opened at $193.16 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.01 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $148.34 and a one year high of $205.65. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $199.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $197.90.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Company 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.