Cerity Partners LLC Buys 173,127 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 7.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,583,297 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 173,127 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF accounts for about 1.0% of Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $463,185,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Halpern Financial Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Barrett & Company Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:QUAL opened at $182.75 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $180.04 and a 200 day moving average of $173.72. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $71.96 and a 52-week high of $88.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.23 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF 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.