Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Buys 37,080 Shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 17.4% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 249,681 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,080 shares during the period. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $47,891,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 132.4% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,164,000 after acquiring an additional 595,017 shares during the period. Cassilly Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,348,000. Aspen Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 worth $45,461,000 after acquiring an additional 5,878 shares during the period. Keel Point LLC increased its holdings in 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 worth $2,688,000 after acquiring an additional 3,732 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 159,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,622,000 after purchasing an additional 3,188 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS QUAL opened at $213.66 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $212.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $204.21. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $180.66 and a 1 year high of $219.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.95 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Profile

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.