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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

161.43 USD
+0.42
0.26%
At close Apr 17, 4:00 PM EDT
1 day
0.26%
5 days
0.70%
1 month
-6.74%
3 months
-10.66%
6 months
-11.11%
Year to date
-9.11%
1 year
2.68%
5 years
80.59%
10 years
154.46%
0
Funds holding %
of 7,407 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

215% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.15M | Put options by funds: $1.32M

190% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 194 | Existing positions closed: 67

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 629 | Existing positions reduced: 438

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.6B [Q3] → $57.8B (+$15.2B) [Q4]

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 230 [Q3] → 253 (+23) [Q4]

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,350 [Q3] → 1,444 (+94) [Q4]

2.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.04% [Q3] → 88.14% (+2.1%) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for QUAL.

Financial journalist opinion

Negative
Zacks Investment Research
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month 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.
Is iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) a Strong ETF Right Now?
Positive
The Motley Fool
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Positive
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months 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.
QUAL: Tech Heavy, Premium P/E, A Few Chart Question Marks
Negative
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