QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
LEGACY ETF NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:33:42Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index is based on a traditional market capitalization-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index.
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Mixed (above 200D, below 50D) — Price is still above the longer 200-day average but has slipped under the 50-day — often a short-term pullback inside a larger trend. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~3 years.
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2023-12-20 | $0.4490 |
| 2023-12-28 | $0.0970 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.3750 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.3450 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.5430 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.5480 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.3910 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.3880 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.4690 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.6110 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.4200 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.3860 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index is based on a traditional market capitalization-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index.
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