Calamos Advisors LLC Makes New $944,000 Investment in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $944,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS QUAL opened at $220.66 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $215.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $206.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.98 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $181.65 and a fifty-two week high of $221.16.

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.