FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
GQRE
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $256M invested in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $243M → $256M (+$13.5M)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11
0.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.51% → 88.01% (+0.49%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 33 (-1)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.58M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.88M |
| 3 |
IF
IRON Financial
Northbrook,
Illinois
|
+$3.86M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.5M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.37M |
| 2 |
CB
CNB Bank
Clearfield,
Pennsylvania
|
-$472K |
| 3 |
PNC
Park National Corp
Newark,
Ohio
|
-$468K |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$250K |
| 5 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
-$92.3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIM
26
Anchor Investment Management
Columbia,
South Carolina
| $67.4K | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
27
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $53K | -$10.1K | -162 | -16% |
|
|
AG
28
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $46K | – | – | – |
|
|
GTAM
29
Global Trust Asset Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
|
LFG
30
LifePlan Financial Group
Dayton,
Ohio
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
31
Citigroup
New York
| $6K | +$62 | +1 | +1% |
|
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
AI
33
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$1.37M | -22,008 | Closed |
|
34
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$12K | -200 | Closed |
|
35
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$11K | -173 | Closed |
|
GQRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
33 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $256M — up 5.5% from $243M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of GQRE and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $5.58M. The largest seller was Atria Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.37M sold.
- 33 institutional investors held FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) as of Q3 2018, down from 34 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $256M of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $5.58M added.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Atria Investments, an estimated $1.37M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.