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As of 12/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

QUAL | ETF

$179.43

$51.3 B

1.22%

$2.19

0.15%

Vitals

YTD Return

22.0%

1 yr return

23.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

9.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

13.6%

Net Assets

$51.3 B

Holdings in Top 10

39.3%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$177.7
$144.62
$186.85

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.15%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 47.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Name

As of 12/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

QUAL | ETF

$179.43

$51.3 B

1.22%

$2.19

0.15%

QUAL - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 22.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 9.9%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 13.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 1.45%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    BlackRock-advised Funds
  • Inception Date
    Jul 16, 2013
  • Shares Outstanding
    171900000
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Jennifer Hsui

Fund Description

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index (the “Underlying Index”), which is based on a traditional market capitalization-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index (the “Parent Index”). The Parent Index includes U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks, as defined by MSCI Inc. (the “Index Provider” or “MSCI”). The Underlying Index seeks to measure the performance of securities in the Parent Index that exhibit higher quality characteristics relative to their peers within the corresponding Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) sector.
To construct the Underlying Index, the Index Provider determines the quality score of each security in the Parent Index  based on three fundamental variables: high return on equity, low earnings variability and low leverage. The Underlying Index is weighted based on a component's quality score multiplied by its weight in the Parent Index. Weights in the Underlying Index are next normalized so that sectors in the Underlying Index represent the same weight as in the Parent Index. Additionally, each individual issuer is capped at 5%. The Underlying Index is rebalanced on a semi-annual basis.
As of July 31, 2024, there were 125 securities in the Underlying Index. As of July 31, 2024, a significant portion of the Underlying Index is represented by securities of companies in the technology industry or sector. The components of the Underlying Index are likely to change over time.
BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to “beat” the index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.
Indexing may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform the Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security selection. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax performance by aiming to keep portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.
BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the Fund. “Representative sampling” is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of an applicable underlying index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of an applicable underlying
index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index.
The Fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its Underlying Index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by BFA or its affiliates, as well as in securities not included in the Underlying Index, but which BFA believes will help the Fund track the Underlying Index. Cash and cash equivalent investments associated with a derivative position will be treated as part of that position for the purposes of calculating the percentage of investments included in the Underlying Index. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Underlying Index before fees and expenses of the Fund.
The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the value of any collateral received).
The Underlying Index and Parent Index are sponsored by MSCI, which is independent of the Fund and BFA. The Index Provider determines the composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and Parent Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index and Parent Index.
Industry Concentration Policy. The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
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QUAL - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period QUAL Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 22.0% -7.7% 42.7% 48.42%
1 Yr 23.8% -7.3% 42.1% 43.59%
3 Yr 9.9%* -5.4% 21.4% 26.97%
5 Yr 13.6%* -2.1% 108.6% 41.12%
10 Yr 12.8%* 2.0% 52.4% 12.76%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period QUAL Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 29.1% -42.6% 47.4% 2.33%
2022 -21.7% -56.3% -4.2% 56.07%
2021 25.3% -27.2% 537.8% 14.54%
2020 15.1% -22.5% 2181.7% 32.83%
2019 31.6% -13.5% 40.4% 4.63%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period QUAL Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 22.0% -7.7% 42.7% 48.42%
1 Yr 23.8% -7.3% 42.1% 43.59%
3 Yr 9.9%* -5.4% 21.4% 26.97%
5 Yr 13.6%* -2.1% 108.6% 41.12%
10 Yr 12.8%* 2.0% 52.4% 12.76%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period QUAL Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 30.9% -5.0% 47.4% 5.32%
2022 -20.5% -36.8% -2.2% 85.10%
2021 26.9% 3.0% 537.8% 47.53%
2020 17.0% -15.8% 2266.0% 51.90%
2019 33.9% -0.4% 241.3% 6.21%

QUAL - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

QUAL Category Low Category High QUAL % Rank
Net Assets 51.3 B 2.34 M 1.84 T 7.04%
Number of Holdings 128 2 3963 44.95%
Net Assets in Top 10 18.6 B 880 K 525 B 7.04%
Weighting of Top 10 39.33% 0.3% 111.6% 34.50%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. NVIDIA CORP 5.96%
  2. APPLE INC 5.61%
  3. MICROSOFT CORP 4.74%
  4. VISA INC 4.03%
  5. MASTERCARD INC CLASS A 3.92%
  6. ELI LILLY CO 3.85%
  7. META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.66%
  8. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.86%
  9. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.42%
  10. JOHNSON JOHNSON 2.30%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High QUAL % Rank
Stocks 		99.81% 0.00% 105.79% 13.91%
Cash 		0.25% 0.00% 99.07% 76.41%
Other 		0.00% -13.91% 100.00% 36.75%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 2.15% 97.52%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 5.54% 97.51%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 93.85% 97.43%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High QUAL % Rank
Technology 		22.47% 0.00% 48.94% 64.67%
Financial Services 		15.33% 0.00% 55.59% 27.66%
Healthcare 		14.30% 0.00% 52.29% 53.04%
Consumer Cyclical 		8.82% 0.00% 30.33% 77.49%
Communication Services 		8.67% 0.00% 27.94% 43.09%
Consumer Defense 		8.52% 0.00% 47.71% 21.42%
Industrials 		8.38% 0.00% 29.90% 61.55%
Energy 		4.79% 0.00% 41.64% 34.15%
Real Estate 		2.94% 0.00% 31.91% 39.80%
Basic Materials 		2.91% 0.00% 25.70% 38.11%
Utilities 		2.87% 0.00% 20.91% 41.15%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High QUAL % Rank
US 		99.81% 0.00% 105.79% 12.42%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 63.83% 98.01%

QUAL - Expenses

Operational Fees

QUAL Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.15% 0.01% 19.75% 91.58%
Management Fee 0.15% 0.00% 1.90% 17.55%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.00% 0.85% N/A

Sales Fees

QUAL Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 1.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

QUAL Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.25% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

QUAL Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 47.00% 0.00% 268.00% 75.61%

QUAL - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

QUAL Category Low Category High QUAL % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.22% 0.00% 25.47% 58.17%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

QUAL Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

QUAL Category Low Category High QUAL % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.45% -54.00% 2.44% 7.11%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

QUAL Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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QUAL - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Jennifer Hsui

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 16, 2013

8.88

8.9%

Jennifer Hsui, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management LLC has been employed by BlackRock Fund Advisors as a senior portfolio manager since 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Hsui was a portfolio manager from 2006 to 2007 for BGFA. She was a research analyst for RBC Capital Markets from 2003 to 2006.

Greg Savage

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 16, 2013

8.88

8.9%

Greg Savage, Managing Director; has been associated with BlackRock Fund Advisors since 2009. Mr. Savage has been a senior portfolio manager for BFA and BTC since 2009. Prior to his employment with BFA and BTC, Mr. Savage was a senior portfolio manager from 2006 to 2009 for BGFA and BGI and a portfolio manager from 2001 to 2006 for BGFA and BGI.

Amy Whitelaw

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 29, 2018

3.5

3.5%

Amy Whitelaw is Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2013 and was Director of the firm from 2009 to 2012. Ms. Whitelaw's service with the firm dates back to 1998, including her years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Ms. Whitelaw served as Principal of BGI from 2000 to 2009. Previously Ms. Whitelaw worked in the Transition Services group as a transition manager and strategist, and was also an international equity trader on BGI’s trading desk.

Paul Whitehead

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 01, 2022

0.41

0.4%

Paul Whitehead is responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of the MML Blend Fund’s portfolio, including setting the Fund’s overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Fund. Mr. Whitehead is a Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc., Co-Head of Index Equity, and Co-Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments business. Mr. Whitehead also oversees the management of BlackRock’s Institutional and iShares funds. Mr. Whitehead was previously the Global Head of Equity Trading and the Global Head of Transition Management within BlackRock’s Global Trading Group. Mr. Whitehead’s service with the firm dates back to 1996, including his years with Barclays Global Investors, which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Prior to his current role, Mr. Whitehead was Head of Americas Equity Trading. Previously, he managed the trading team responsible for all Institutional Index funds, Exchange Traded funds, and Transition Management mandates. Mr. Whitehead represents BlackRock on the board of Luminex, a buy-side owned Alternative Trading System launched in 2015.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 39.02 7.29 2.42

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