iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETFQUAL
QUAL
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Funds holding %
of 7,372 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
215% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.15M | Put options by funds: $1.32M
192% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 190 | Existing positions closed: 65
43% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 625 | Existing positions reduced: 438
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.6B [Q3] → $57.8B (+$14.2B) [Q4]
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 230 [Q3] → 250 (+20) [Q4]
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,348 [Q3] → 1,436 (+88) [Q4]
0.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.11% [Q3] → 88.05% (-0.06%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for QUAL.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about QUAL published over the past 30 days
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Recession Fears Looming? Secure Your Portfolio With These ETFs
Look at ETFs to safeguard your portfolio as declining consumer confidence, sluggish growth and persistent inflationary pressures increase the likelihood of the U.S. economy slipping into a recession in 2025.
Positive
ETF Trends
1 week ago
BlackRock Adds Bitcoin & Active ETFs to Model Portfolios
The BlackRock Target Allocation team further embraced active ETFs at the end of February. The team runs model portfolios for advisors worth we believe approximately $150 billion.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Is iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) a Strong ETF Right Now?
Making its debut on 07/16/2013, smart beta exchange traded fund iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market.
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 weeks ago
The Best Quality-Focused ETF to Invest $2,000 In Right Now
The stock market looks wobbly these days. Sudden growth spurts are often followed by quick price cuts, and vice versa.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Bet On Broader Market ETFs to Play a Three-Year High CEO Confidence
The Conference Board's measure of CEO confidence rose by nine points in the first quarter of 2025, reaching a reading of 60 -- the highest level since 2022.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Undercovered ETFs: Growth, Income, TIPS, Poland +
The 'Undercovered' Dozen series highlights 12 lesser-known ETFs offering potential investment opportunities for investors. Kurtis Hemmerling shares a bearish take on iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF due to poor factor implementation, despite its strong historical performance. Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Core Premium Income ETF is given a buy from Jonathan Weber for income-oriented investors, combining a 10% dividend yield with tech exposure.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
QUAL: Tech Heavy, Premium P/E, A Few Chart Question Marks
QUAL ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 recently, showing modest negative alpha since Q3 2024, despite a broad uptrend and premium earnings multiple. The ETF boasts strong fundamentals with high return on equity, stable earnings growth, and low financial leverage, but technical momentum is weakening. QUAL's valuation has increased, with a P/E ratio of 24.7 and a PEG ratio of 2.5, justified by the quality of its holdings.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Is Your Portfolio Ready for a Trade War? ETFs for a Defensive Play
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Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
ETFs to Invest in Amid DeepSeek-Led Market Turmoil
DeepSeek has shaken investors' confidence in U.S. stocks, prompting them to park their money in safe and defensive assets.
Neutral
ETF Trends
1 month ago
Bet on Rekindled Growth, But Diversification Taking Hold
Investor appetite for growth really is something to behold. Coming into the week of the U.S. presidential inauguration, we had been talking about the importance of diversification in the face of so much uncertainty, geopolitical risk, and lofty equity valuations following massive market gains in recent years.
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