Mariner LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Mariner LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 24.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 687,099 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 135,216 shares during the period. Mariner LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $136,472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Cassilly Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $1,348,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $203,164,000 after acquiring an additional 595,017 shares in the last quarter. Aspen Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $45,461,000 after acquiring an additional 5,878 shares in the last quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC raised 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 worth $31,622,000 after purchasing an additional 3,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keel Point LLC raised 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 worth $2,688,000 after purchasing an additional 3,732 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 1.1%

QUAL opened at $219.20 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $175.20 and a twelve month high of $219.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $209.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $203.17. The company has a market cap of $63.56 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

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.