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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $384M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 27

0.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.22% → 78.25% (-0.97%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $390M → $384M (-$5.54M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 90 (-7)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
90
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.22%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
34
Reduced
27
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$4.49M
2
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$1.65M
3
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$1.24M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$908K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$658K

Top Sellers

1
FCMA
Foresight Capital Management Advisors
Michigan
-$1.88M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.85M
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$1.74M
4
CPA
Clear Point Advisors
New York
-$1.08M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$972K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GT
26
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.22M – – –
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$1.09M +$908K +11,061 +418%
KAS
28
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.09M +$250K +3,047 +29%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.08M +$6.07K +74 +0.6%
CC
30
Courier Capital
New York
$1.04M -$27.9K -340 -3%
PSF
31
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$1.01M +$9.03K +110 +0.9%
JWCA
32
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$980K -$44.9K -547 -4%
CFO
33
Cambient Family Office
Michigan
$927K +$302K +3,677 +46%
BWA
34
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$926K +$7.47K +91 +0.8%
KWM
35
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$920K +$3.94K +48 +0.4%
WAP
36
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$905K -$3.61K -44 -0.4%
SQA
37
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$788K – – –
Fidelity Investments
38
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$771K -$81.2K -990 -9%
CWM
39
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$764K – – –
Jones Financial Companies
40
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$709K +$269K +3,280 +57%
EH
41
Equitable Holdings
New York
$707K -$39.4K -480 -5%
NA
42
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$700K – – –
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$665K -$114K -1,388 -14%
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$639K -$5.17K -63 -0.8%
QCM
45
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$615K -$46.7K -569 -7%
HA
46
Herold Advisors
New York
$589K -$164K -2,000 -21%
GBT
47
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$588K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
48
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$584K +$81.1K +988 +16%
SWP
49
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$560K +$57.9K +706 +11%
MA
50
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$559K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

90 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $384M — down 1.4% from $390M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QDEF and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.49M. The largest seller was Foresight Capital Management Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.88M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2026, down from 97 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $384M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2026, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2026 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2026 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.49M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2026 was Foresight Capital Management Advisors, an estimated $1.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.