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) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $944,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 25.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $81,990,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 19,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 45.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,152 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 88.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 132,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,591,000 after purchasing an additional 62,219 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 0.4%

BATS:QUAL opened at $220.66 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $63.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $215.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $206.11. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $181.65 and a 1-year high of $221.16.

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.