FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
GQRE
21 hedge funds and large institutions have $179M invested in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 18 → 21 (+3)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $177M → $179M (+$2.77M)
1.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.8% → 88.81% (-2%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 10
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.47M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$512K |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$269K |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$269K |
| 5 |
PNC
Park National Corp
Newark,
Ohio
|
+$235K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$3.86M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.54M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$695K |
| 4 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$577K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$278K |
GQRE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
21 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $179M — up 1.6% from $177M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new GQRE positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.47M. The largest seller was 3D Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.86M.
- 21 institutional investors held FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund (GQRE) as of Q1 2017, up from 18 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $179M of FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 0 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.47M added.
- The largest FlexShares Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $3.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.