IHT Wealth Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 218,528 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,711 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up 1.1% of IHT Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. IHT Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $43,407,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of QUAL. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,164,000 after purchasing an additional 595,017 shares during the last quarter. Cassilly Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,348,000. Aspen Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Aspen Wealth Management LLC now owns 228,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,461,000 after purchasing an additional 5,878 shares during the last quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 159,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,622,000 after purchasing an additional 3,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keel Point LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 37.0% during the 3rd quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 13,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,688,000 after purchasing an additional 3,732 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 1.5%

BATS QUAL opened at $214.45 on Thursday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $175.20 and a 52 week high of $219.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $210.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $203.43.

About iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks, selected and weighted by high ROE, stable earnings growth and low debt\u002Fequity, relative to peers in each sector. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.