Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 480,655 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,413 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $93,487,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 69.4% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 7,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,488,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135 shares in the last quarter. MB Generational Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $16,103,000. Francis Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $204,000. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 12,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,393,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the period. Finally, Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS now owns 8,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,656,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $204.03 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $148.34 and a 52-week high of $205.48. The company has a market capitalization of $59.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day moving average of $201.14 and a 200 day moving average of $195.12.

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. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.