FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $265M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9
1.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.5% → 84.66% (+1.2%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $264M → $265M (+$1.77M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 30 (0)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 3
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.33M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.46M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$400K |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$263K |
| 5 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
-$259K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WPA
26
West Paces Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $41.7K | – | – | – |
|
|
GWS
27
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| $19K | +$123 | +3 | +0.7% |
|
|
28
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $10K | -$259K | -6,340 | -96% |
|
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $6K | +$41 | +1 | +0.8% |
|
|
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
| – | -$263K | -6,491 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
31
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$24K | -600 | Closed |
|
|
GI
32
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | -$4K | -105 | Closed |
|
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
30 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $265M — up 0.67% from $264M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in QDEF was balanced in Q3 2017: 3 funds opened new positions, 3 closed out, 11 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $1.56M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $5.33M.
- 30 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2017, unchanged from Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $265M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 0.67% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.56M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $5.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.