FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $239M → $258M (+$19.6M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 26 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10
0.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.31% → 86.46% (-0.84%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.3M |
| 2 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$951K |
| 3 |
EA
Edge Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$623K |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$374K |
| 5 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$285K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.33M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$410K |
| 3 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
-$282K |
| 4 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
-$277K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$135K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.33M | -34,417 | Closed |
|
|
27
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$410K | -10,564 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$5K | -129 | Closed |
|
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
26 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $258M — up 8.2% from $239M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.33M sold.
- 26 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2017, up from 25 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $258M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $11.3M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.