iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) closed at $224.93 on October 16, 2026, down 0.8% from the previous close, on volume of 1,589,872 shares (30-day average 997,947).
Data as of October 16, 2026.
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The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks as identified through three fundamental variables return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity.
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF trades on the BATS stock market under the symbol QUAL.
As of October 16, 2026, QUAL stock price declined to $224.93 with 1,589,872 million shares trading.
QUAL has a beta of 0.85, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. QUAL has a correlation of 0.85 to the broad based SPY ETF.
QUAL has a market cap of $48.58 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.
In the last 3 years, QUAL traded as high as $228.13 and as low as $127.15.
QUAL has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +17.1% while the SPY ETF gained +15.9%. QUAL has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +2.5% and +0.7%, respectively, while the SPY returned +1.4% and -0.1%, respectively.
QUAL support price is $225.49 and resistance is $227.95 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that QUAL shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
