QUAL ETF Analysis: USA Quality Factor | BATS

Large Blend | BATS, USA | Market Cap: 47.762m USD | 12M Return: 20.9% | US46432F3394 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Large-Cap Equities, Cash Equivalents, Equity Derivatives, Index Securities
Total Rating 65
Safety 52
Buy Signal -0.08
Large Blend
Category Rotation: +1.6
TER: 0.15%
AUM: 47.8B
Avg Turnover: 202M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility10.8%
VaR 5th Pctl2.02%
VaR vs Median3.78%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.28
Rel. Str. IBD50.4
Rel. Str. Peer Group59.9
Character TTM
Beta0.853
Beta Downside0.864
Hurst Exponent0.503
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD18.00%
CAGR/Max DD1.12
CAGR/Mean DD9.84

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +0.3% 19
Feb -0.2% 7
Mar +0.2% 7
Apr -0.2% 8
May +1.1% 20
Jun +0.0% 10
Jul +0.2% 15
Aug -0.4% 14
Sep -1.3% 28
Oct -1.5% 15
Nov +2.1% 28
Dec +0.1% 11

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 August 15, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 225.84 with a total of 683,786 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.07%, over one month by +3.01%, over three months by +6.53% and over the past year by +20.87%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 223.10 (which is 1.2% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is QUAL a buy, sell or hold?

USA Quality Factor has no consensus analysts rating.