iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) Shares Bought by First National Trust Co

First National Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 80.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,151 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,855 shares during the period. First National Trust Co’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $611,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Independent Advisor Alliance grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 2,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 75.7% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,047,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,807,000 after acquiring an additional 882,291 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 52,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,958,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111 shares during the period. Telemus Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. Telemus Capital LLC now owns 10,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,391,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crown Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC now owns 53,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,079,000 after purchasing an additional 4,964 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS QUAL traded up $1.82 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $159.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,411,118 shares. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.96 and a 52-week high of $88.63. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $160.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $150.57.

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.