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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $309M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 69 (+5)

2.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.92% → 70.95% (+2%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $300M → $309M (+$9.08M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
69
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.81%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
23
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.32M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$958K
3
RW
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
+$559K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$402K
5
RFN
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
+$292K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$9.38M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.78M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.59M
4
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$1.37M
5
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$790K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPC
26
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.24M -$790K -17,918 -39%
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.09M -$133K -3,026 -11%
CC
28
Courier Capital
New York
$976K +$197K +4,460 +26%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$804K -$74.9K -1,700 -9%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$776K – – –
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$743K -$29.2K -662 -4%
PSF
32
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$706K -$35K -794 -5%
ECG
33
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$696K – – –
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$638K -$298K -6,754 -32%
RJA
35
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$586K +$67.7K +1,536 +13%
CWM
36
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$535K +$309 +7 +0.1%
WAP
37
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$534K -$82.1K -1,862 -13%
BFG
38
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$493K +$45.1K +1,024 +10%
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
$452K +$30.1K +683 +7%
MA
40
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$367K – – –
FNBT
41
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$330K – – –
FAAS
42
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$319K -$26.1K -591 -8%
William Blair & Company
43
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$311K +$573 +13 +0.2%
FTUS
44
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$208K -$1.59M -36,092 -88%
NFG
45
Next Financial Group
Texas
$208K -$222K -5,034 -52%
KPWS
46
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$203K +$202K +4,592 New
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$164K – – –
APA
48
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$137K +$3.09K +70 +2%
US Bancorp
49
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$115K -$1.1K -25 -1%
BAM
50
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$105K +$104K +2,366 New
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

69 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $309M — up 3% from $300M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $9.38M.

  • 69 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2020, up from 64 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $309M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2020, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2020 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.32M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $9.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.