Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Has $72.64 Million Position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF $IQLT

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) by 9.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,571,192 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 139,272 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF comprises 1.4% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.60% of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF worth $72,636,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 56.7% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,043,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,343,974,000 after buying an additional 19,184,191 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 19.6% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,974,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,079,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,094,153 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 84.8% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,444,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,906,000 after buying an additional 2,956,717 shares during the last quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC now owns 12,750,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $579,508,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OpenArc Corporate Advisory LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $90,603,000.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IQLT opened at $48.71 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.84 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $49.07 and its 200 day moving average is $47.74. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $41.20 and a 12 month high of $50.08.

About iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed countries, outside of the US. The index is selected and weighted for exposure to fundamental quality metrics. IQLT was launched on Jan 13, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.