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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

900% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 1

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 12

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 56 (+9)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $277M → $284M (+$7.01M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.57% → 72.43% (-3.1%)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+19.15%
% of All Funds
1.22%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
25
Reduced
12
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$3.39M
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$1.42M
3
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
+$1.34M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$785K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$700K

Top Sellers

1
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$1.78M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.14M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$537K
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$455K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$427K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PSF
26
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$600K +$598K +13,353 New
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$562K +$93.9K +2,095 +20%
CC
28
Courier Capital
New York
$460K +$10.1K +225 +2%
FNBT
29
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$374K – – –
RJFSA
30
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$335K +$123K +2,755 +59%
Jane Street
31
Jane Street
New York
$293K -$455K -10,157 -61%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$284K +$283K +6,306 New
AIC
33
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$284K +$283K +6,312 New
SWP
34
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$261K -$191K -4,263 -42%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$247K +$247K +5,500 New
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$166K – – –
WAP
37
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$143K +$53.6K +1,195 +60%
BAM
38
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$118K -$1.12K -25 -0.9%
CWM
39
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$88K +$87.8K +1,958 New
APA
40
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$80.7K +$58K +1,295 +259%
FHA
41
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$68K +$224 +5 +0.3%
PMFA
42
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$56K – – –
NFG
43
Next Financial Group
Texas
$55K +$54.3K +1,212 New
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$37K +$37.2K +831 New
WPA
45
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$30.8K -$12.3K -275 -29%
CFGS
46
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$29K – – –
CI
47
CX Institutional
Indiana
$29K – – –
WEC
48
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$24K – – –
GWS
49
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$23K +$134 +3 +0.6%
GI
50
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$19K +$90 +2 +0.5%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

56 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $284M — up 2.5% from $277M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $3.39M. The largest seller was 3D Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.78M.

  • 56 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2019, up from 47 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $284M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2019, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 1 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $3.39M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2019 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $1.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.