FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
37 hedge funds and large institutions have $250M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 37 (+3)
0.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.03% → 81.33% (+0.3%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $263M → $250M (-$13.1M)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 16
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.83M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.39M |
| 3 |
LFAS
Level Four Advisory Services
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$1.18M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.13M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$675K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IA
26
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $64K | – | – | – |
|
|
AG
27
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $60K | -$85.6K | -1,937 | -58% |
|
|
PMFA
28
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| $53K | – | – | – |
|
|
WPA
29
West Paces Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $43.1K | – | – | – |
|
|
OPWM
30
Oak Point Wealth Management
Portage,
Michigan
| $27K | – | – | – |
|
31
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $26K | -$12.6K | -284 | -32% |
|
32
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $22K | +$88 | +2 | +0.4% |
|
|
WEC
33
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $21.5K | +$22.1K | +500 | New |
|
|
GWS
34
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| $20K | +$133 | +3 | +0.6% |
|
|
GI
35
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| $18K | +$44 | +1 | +0.2% |
|
|
WCM
36
Whitener Capital Management
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina
| $1K | +$1.55K | +35 | New |
|
|
LFAS
37
Level Four Advisory Services
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$1.18M | -26,771 | Closed |
|
|
CA
38
Calton & Associates
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$11K | -246 | Closed |
|
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
37 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $250M — down 5% from $263M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new QDEF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $4.83M.
- 37 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2018, up from 34 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $250M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $3.03M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.83M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.