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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $347M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 3

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 18

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 69 (+7)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $312M → $347M (+$35.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.06% → 70.47% (-0.59%)

Holders
69
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.29%
% 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
10
Increased
28
Reduced
18
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$11.8M
2
FF
Fluent Financial
Texas
+$2.03M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.33M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.03M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$938K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.34M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$891K
3
Lido Advisors
Lido Advisors
California
-$549K
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$379K
5
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$353K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWM
26
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.31M -$46K -985 -3%
RFN
27
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.25M +$117K +2,498 +11%
CWM
28
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$1.19M +$766K +16,410 +192%
AIC
29
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$1M +$146K +3,133 +18%
FAAS
30
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$998K +$101K +2,164 +12%
Susquehanna International Group
31
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$961K +$938K +20,103 New
SPC
32
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$939K +$29.4K +631 +3%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$766K -$43K -921 -5%
ECG
34
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$752K – – –
RJA
35
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$735K +$116K +2,491 +19%
WAP
36
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$732K -$4.15K -89 -0.6%
PSF
37
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$649K -$7.93K -170 -1%
CC
38
Courier Capital
New York
$647K +$101K +2,175 +19%
RJFSA
39
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$528K +$86.6K +1,857 +20%
William Blair & Company
40
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$507K – – –
FNBT
41
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$357K -$39.7K -850 -10%
LFAS
42
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$336K -$12.9K -277 -4%
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$325K +$317K +6,804 New
TRCT
44
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$323K -$2.24K -48 -0.7%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$313K – – –
FBB
46
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
$266K +$260K +5,570 New
Creative Planning
47
Creative Planning
Kansas
$263K – – –
SWP
48
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$259K -$18K -385 -7%
APA
49
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$249K +$46.9K +1,005 +24%
PNC Financial Services Group
50
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$177K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

69 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $347M — up 11% from $312M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $11.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.34M.

  • 69 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2019, up from 62 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $347M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $11.8M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.