QUAL ETF Analysis: USA Quality Factor | BATS

Large Blend | BATS, USA | Market Cap: 46.033m USD | 12M Return: 17.4% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Large-Cap Equities, Cash Equivalents, Equity Derivatives, Index Securities
Total Rating 62
Safety 50
Buy Signal -0.15
Large Blend
Category Rotation: -1.2
TER: 0.15%
AUM: 46.0B
Avg Turnover: 241M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility11.9%
VaR 5th Pctl2.22%
VaR vs Median3.80%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.03
Rel. Str. IBD50.4
Rel. Str. Peer Group72.7
Character TTM
Beta0.888
Beta Downside0.881
Hurst Exponent0.502
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD18.00%
CAGR/Max DD0.95
CAGR/Mean DD8.10

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +0.3% 25
Feb -0.8% 14
Mar -0.3% 0
Apr +0.1% 0
May +1.1% 15
Jun -0.2% 11
Jul +0.2% 19
Aug -0.3% 8
Sep -1.8% 24
Oct -0.8% 9
Nov +2.0% 23
Dec +0.0% 5

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: QUAL USA Quality Factor

The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) is a passively managed fund that seeks to track an underlying index built on the MSCI USA Index, a broad benchmark of U.S. large- and mid-cap equities. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the indexs component securities and may use the remaining portion for futures, options, swap contracts, and cash equivalents to manage exposures or liquidity.

As a quality factor ETF, QUAL employs a rules-based methodology that tilts toward companies with strong fundamentals, such as high return on equity, stable earnings, and low financial leverage. The parent index weighting begins as traditional market capitalization-weighted, after which the quality screen and reweighting are applied to construct the final portfolio.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Fed rate cuts boost quality factor relative performance
  • Mega-cap tech earnings lift top holdings concentration
  • ETF inflows accelerate amid quality factor demand
What is the price of QUAL shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 217.26 with a total of 941,058 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.15%, over one month by -0.01%, over three months by +5.05% and over the past year by +17.42%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 214.40 (which is 1.3% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is QUAL a buy, sell or hold?

USA Quality Factor has no consensus analysts rating.