FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
GQRE
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $233M invested in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 34 (+1)
0.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.01% → 88.27% (+0.26%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 13
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $256M → $233M (-$23.4M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.59M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$926K |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$684K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$506K |
| 5 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$230K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.96M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.75M |
| 3 |
NB
Nicolet Bankshares
Green Bay,
Wisconsin
|
-$317K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$225K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$159K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IA
26
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $32K | -$16.8K | -287 | -33% |
|
27
Citigroup
New York
| $17K | +$11.7K | +201 | +197% |
|
|
AIC
28
Ameritas Investment Company
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| $15K | +$15.5K | +266 | New |
|
|
LFG
29
LifePlan Financial Group
Dayton,
Ohio
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
GTAM
30
Global Trust Asset Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| $12K | -$175 | -3 | -1% |
|
|
CFGS
31
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Birmingham,
Alabama
| $10K | +$10.8K | +185 | New |
|
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
33
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$3.96M | -64,544 | Closed |
|
|
34
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$225K | -3,669 | Closed |
|
35
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$58 | +1 | New |
|
GQRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
34 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $233M — down 9.1% from $256M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new GQRE positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.59M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.96M sold.
- 34 institutional investors held FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) as of Q4 2018, up from 33 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $233M of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.59M added.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.96M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.