FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
GQRE
29 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
117% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 6
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 27 → 29 (+2)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $216M → $226M (+$10.5M)
0.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.43% → 89.08% (+0.66%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.73M |
| 2 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$654K |
| 3 |
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
El Segundo,
California
|
+$566K |
| 4 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
+$562K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$525K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SQA
Simon Quick Advisors
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
-$1.08M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$864K |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$432K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$297K |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$217K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $20K | +$13.4K | +213 | +222% |
|
|
GTAM
27
Global Trust Asset Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| $8K | +$7.97K | +127 | New |
|
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $2K | +$63 | +1 | +3% |
|
|
SQA
29
Simon Quick Advisors
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$1.08M | -17,471 | Closed |
|
|
30
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$297K | -4,799 | Closed |
|
|
31
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$217K | -3,510 | Closed |
|
32
BlackRock
New York
| – | -$67K | -1,085 | Closed |
|
GQRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
29 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $226M — up 4.9% from $216M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GQRE positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.73M. The largest seller was Simon Quick Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.08M sold.
- 29 institutional investors held FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) as of Q4 2017, up from 27 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $226M of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.73M added.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Simon Quick Advisors, an estimated $1.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.