iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)

BATS: QUAL · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
130.08
+1.85 (1.44%)
Jun 2, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
1.44%
Assets $28.99B
Expense Ratio 0.15%
PE Ratio 16.30
Shares Out 226.15M
Dividend (ttm) $1.80
Dividend Yield 1.38%
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 23, 2023
Payout Ratio 22.53%
1-Year Return +4.31%
Volume 1,513,430
Open 129.27
Previous Close 128.23
Day's Range 128.99 - 130.33
52-Week Low 101.60
52-Week High 130.33
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 managed by BlackRock.

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

Top 10 Holdings

38.49% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 5.74%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 4.71%
Apple Inc. AAPL 4.64%
Visa Inc. V 4.61%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 4.18%
Mastercard Incorporated MA 3.91%
NIKE, Inc. NKE 2.93%
ConocoPhillips COP 2.63%
Eli Lilly and Company LLY 2.58%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 2.56%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 23, 2023 $0.36523 Mar 29, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $0.48146 Dec 19, 2022
Sep 26, 2022 $0.52965 Sep 30, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $0.42163 Jun 15, 2022
Mar 24, 2022 $0.38163 Mar 30, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $0.40733 Dec 17, 2021
Full Dividend History

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