Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 2,104 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 2.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 105,276 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,104 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up about 0.9% of Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $18,748,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Barrett & Company Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter worth $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 worth about $27,000. Finally, Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $29,000.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QUAL opened at $183.41 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.96 and a fifty-two week high of $88.63. The stock has a market cap of $48.40 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $182.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $178.56.

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.