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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $263M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 38 (+1)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $251M → $263M (+$11.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.65% → 79.04% (-1.6%)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.7%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
12
Reduced
11
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MWM
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
+$1.44M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$1.2M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$433K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$421K
5
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
+$321K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$2.73M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.05M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$450K
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$415K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$298K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAM
26
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$120K +$118K +2,557 New
IA
27
IFP Advisors
Florida
$118K -$22.2K -479 -16%
FHA
28
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$70K +$232 +5 +0.3%
PMFA
29
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$58K – – –
WPA
30
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$45K -$1.99K -43 -4%
CI
31
CX Institutional
Indiana
$30K – – –
CFGS
32
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$30K +$29.4K +634 New
WEC
33
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$24K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
34
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$24K +$185 +4 +0.8%
GWS
35
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$22K – – –
GI
36
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$19K – – –
WCM
37
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$1K +$1.62K +35 New
PCA
38
Personal Capital Advisors
California
– -$270K -6,052 Closed
SG Americas Securities
39
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$133K -2,996 Closed
SEI Investments
40
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$27K -607 Closed
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$13K -300 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

38 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $263M — up 4.5% from $251M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new QDEF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Merriman Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.44M. The largest seller was Atria Investments, cutting an estimated $2.73M.

  • 38 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2018, up from 37 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $263M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Merriman Wealth Management, an estimated $1.44M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Atria Investments, an estimated $2.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.