QUAL - iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
| Assets | $23.88B |
| NAV | $137.06 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
| PE Ratio | 29.64 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.77 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.29% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 10, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Trading Day | July 29 |
| Last Price | $137.73 |
| Previous Close | $137.09 |
| Change ($) | 0.64 |
| Change (%) | 0.47% |
| Day's Open | 137.36 |
| Day's Range | 137.29 - 137.89 |
| Day's Volume | 1,008,311 |
| 52-Week Range | 97.51 - 137.89 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with quality characteristics as identified through certain fundamental metrics. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index is based on a traditional market capitalization-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index.
| Asset Class Portfolio-Multi Asset | Sector Managed ETFs |
| Region North America | Inception Date Jul 18, 2013 |
| Exchange BATS | Ticker Symbol QUAL |
| Index Tracked MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index | |
Top 10 Holdings
32.62% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FB | 5.00% | |
| Nike | NKE | 4.01% |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 3.56% |
| Apple | AAPL | 3.50% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 2.99% |
| BlackRock | BLK | 2.85% |
| Target | TGT | 2.77% |
| NVIDIA | NVDA | 2.71% |
| Mastercard | MA | 2.71% |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 2.52% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2021 | $0.378437 | Jun 16, 2021 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.539889 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.407823 | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | $0.441564 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.355376 | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | $0.410346 | Mar 31, 2020 |
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