MidFirst Bank Acquires New Stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

MidFirst Bank acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 179,321 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,150,000. MidFirst Bank owned 0.07% of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 55,312,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,513,936,000 after acquiring an additional 2,269,023 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 6.6% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,613,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,063,000 after purchasing an additional 1,638,924 shares during the last quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $579,508,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216,790 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 9,301,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,190,000 after purchasing an additional 1,107,638 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 84.8% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,444,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,906,000 after purchasing an additional 2,956,717 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.4%

IQLT opened at $49.33 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $49.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.57. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $41.20 and a twelve month high of $50.08.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed countries, outside of the US. The index is selected and weighted for exposure to fundamental quality metrics. IQLT was launched on Jan 13, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.