Trust Co. of Vermont Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $648,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 36.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,741,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,676,734,000 after buying an additional 2,357,971 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,931,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,735,000 after acquiring an additional 964,500 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 403.0% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,107,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,005,000 after acquiring an additional 887,478 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth $81,990,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 298.3% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 542,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,229,000 after acquiring an additional 406,488 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

QUAL stock opened at $224.10 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50-day moving average of $219.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $209.24. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $185.88 and a 52-week high of $227.32.

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.