iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Shares Purchased by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 7.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 94,653 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,745 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $16,971,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,038,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,787,771,000 after buying an additional 999,735 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 141.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,677,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,724,000 after acquiring an additional 982,323 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,725,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,640,340,000 after acquiring an additional 950,857 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,808,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $821,412,000 after purchasing an additional 863,219 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 738.8% in the 2nd quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 779,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,047,000 after purchasing an additional 686,255 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

QUAL opened at $182.75 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $71.96 and a 1 year high of $88.63. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $180.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $173.87. The company has a market cap of $48.23 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03.

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.