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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $312M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

210% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 10

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 62 (+6)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $312M (+$28.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.43% → 71.06% (-1.4%)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.71%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
31
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$6.66M
2
Lido Advisors
Lido Advisors
California
+$6.32M
3
NB
NBT Bank
New York
+$3.2M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$778K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$587K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.2M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$833K
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$640K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$284K
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$185K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAAS
26
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$856K +$85.4K +1,888 +11%
AIC
27
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$815K +$521K +11,517 +182%
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$774K -$1.2M -26,524 -61%
ECG
29
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$719K – – –
WAP
30
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$705K +$553K +12,224 +383%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$698K -$833K -18,402 -55%
PSF
32
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$629K +$18.1K +400 +3%
RJA
33
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$590K +$17.6K +388 +3%
CC
34
Courier Capital
New York
$506K +$49K +1,082 +11%
William Blair & Company
35
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$485K -$136K -3,000 -22%
RJFSA
36
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$421K +$79.6K +1,759 +24%
CWM
37
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$391K +$299K +6,603 +337%
FNBT
38
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$380K – – –
VF
39
Virtu Financial
New York
$379K +$375K +8,298 New
LFAS
40
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$335K +$332K +7,331 New
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$311K +$308K +6,796 New
US Bancorp
42
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$299K +$279K +6,173 +1,677%
SWP
43
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$265K – – –
Creative Planning
44
Creative Planning
Kansas
$251K – – –
APA
45
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$192K +$109K +2,402 +134%
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$169K – – –
BAM
47
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$120K – – –
FHA
48
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$87K +$17.8K +393 +26%
LWANC
49
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$63K +$56K +1,237 +884%
PMFA
50
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$57K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

62 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $312M — up 10% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $6.66M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $1.2M.

  • 62 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2019, up from 56 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $312M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $6.66M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $1.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.