Global Trust Asset Management LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL)

Global Trust Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 54.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,985 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,055 shares during the period. Global Trust Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in QUAL. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $299,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 11,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,994,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bristlecone Advisors LLC now owns 17,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,912,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 5,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

BATS:QUAL opened at $179.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $47.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50-day moving average is $177.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $170.61. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $71.96 and a 12-month high of $88.63.

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.