FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund
IQDF
73 hedge funds and large institutions have $564M invested in FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 69 → 73 (+4)
2.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.69% → 85.55% (-2.1%)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $754M → $564M (-$191M)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 28
Top Buyers
| 1 |
KeyBank National Association
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$21.6M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$20M |
| 3 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$7.58M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.39M |
| 5 |
Cerity Partners
New York
|
+$1.1M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$127M |
| 2 |
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.37M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$5.38M |
| 4 |
UB
UMB Bank
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$2.52M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.62M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$221K | -9,212 | Closed |
|
|
NIA
77
Northstar Investment Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$216K | -8,975 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
78
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$214K | -8,905 | Closed |
|
79
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$203K | -8,438 | Closed |
|
80
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$133K | -5,521 | Closed |
|
|
SFM
81
Signet Financial Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
| – | -$14K | -596 | Closed |
|
|
KJWM
82
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Olympia,
Washington
| – | -$7K | -303 | Closed |
|
|
NR
83
Newfound Research
Wellesley Hills,
Massachusetts
| – | +$22 | +1 | +17% |
|
84
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$179 | +8 | New |
|
IQDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
73 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $564M — down 25% from $754M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new IQDF positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was KeyBank National Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.6M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $127M.
- 73 institutional investors held FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) as of Q4 2018, up from 69 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $564M of FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was KeyBank National Association, an estimated $21.6M added.
- The largest FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $127M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.