FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund
MBSD
3 hedge funds and large institutions have $179K invested in FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
40% less funds holding
Funds holding: 5 → 3 (-2)
72% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $644K → $179K (-$465K)
100% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 2
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.32M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$126 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$516K |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $139K | +$5.32M | +210,795 | +62% |
|
2
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $38K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
3
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $2K | +$126 | +5 | +8% |
|
|
4
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$516K | -20,556 | Closed |
|
|
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$3K | -117 | Closed |
|
MBSD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
3 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund (MBSD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $179K — down 72% from $644K a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of MBSD and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 0 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $5.32M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $516K sold.
- 3 institutional investors held FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund (MBSD) as of Q1 2015, down from 5 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $179K of FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 72% quarter-over-quarter.
- 0 funds opened new FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Northern Trust, an estimated $5.32M added.
- The largest FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $516K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.