FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
GQRE
27 hedge funds and large institutions have $216M invested in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 27 (+3)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $192M → $216M (+$23.8M)
0.53% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.9% → 88.43% (+0.53%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.6M |
| 2 |
SQA
Simon Quick Advisors
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$1.07M |
| 3 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$628K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$580K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$473K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PNC
Park National Corp
Newark,
Ohio
|
-$488K |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$108K |
| 3 |
NB
Nicolet Bankshares
Green Bay,
Wisconsin
|
-$63.1K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$56.4K |
| 5 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
-$28.1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
27
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$15K | -250 | Closed |
|
28
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$12K | -200 | Closed |
|
GQRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
27 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $216M — up 12% from $192M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new GQRE positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $14.6M. The largest seller was Park National Corp, cutting an estimated $488K.
- 27 institutional investors held FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) as of Q3 2017, up from 24 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $216M of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $14.6M added.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Park National Corp, an estimated $488K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.