iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)

BATS: QUAL · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
169.36
+2.16 (1.29%)
Jul 26, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
1.29%
Assets $46.33B
Expense Ratio 0.15%
PE Ratio 24.97
Shares Out 275.05M
Dividend (ttm) $1.78
Dividend Yield 1.04%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 11, 2024
Payout Ratio 25.75%
1-Year Return +21.54%
Volume 913,956
Open 168.61
Previous Close 167.20
Day's Range 168.47 - 170.30
52-Week Low 127.15
52-Week High 176.15
Beta 1.03
Holdings 129
Inception Date Jul 18, 2013

About QUAL

Fund Home Page

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/equity, relative to peers in each sector. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol QUAL
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality

Top 10 Holdings

40.00% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 6.22%
Apple Inc AAPL 5.66%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 5.02%
Eli Lilly and Company LLY 4.19%
Visa Inc. V 4.00%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 3.75%
Mastercard Incorporated MA 3.72%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH 2.74%
Costco Wholesale Corporation COST 2.50%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 2.21%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 11, 2024 $0.34527 Jun 17, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.37495 Mar 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2023 $0.09651 Jan 4, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.44887 Dec 27, 2023
Sep 26, 2023 $0.51039 Oct 2, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $0.38453 Jun 13, 2023
Full Dividend History

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