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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $352M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 19

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.14% → 72.83% (+2.7%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 73 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $337M → $352M (+$14.8M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.39%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
32
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
+$4.71M
2
HWA
Heritage Way Advisors
Illinois
+$2.36M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$1.01M
4
KPWS
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
+$933K
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$849K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UWM
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
-$6.88M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$6.23M
3
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
-$2.43M
4
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.87M
5
3LCM
3D/L Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
26
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$477K +8,989 +55%
FFN
27
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.33M +$167K +3,137 +14%
MML Investors Services
28
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.29M +$83.5K +1,572 +7%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.06M +$44.4K +837 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.02M +$1.01M +18,929 New
ARC
31
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
$935K +$923K +17,387 New
RJFSA
32
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$913K -$258K -4,853 -22%
SPC
33
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$906K -$674K -12,702 -43%
ECG
34
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$846K – – –
RJA
35
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$805K +$43.2K +813 +6%
FTUS
36
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$798K +$788K +14,836 New
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$727K +$95.2K +1,793 +15%
WAP
38
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$607K – – –
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$601K -$367K -6,914 -38%
LNB
40
Ledyard National Bank
$516K -$316K -5,950 -38%
MAM
41
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$515K +$16.2K +305 +3%
IA
42
IFP Advisors
Florida
$510K +$25.2K +475 +5%
CWM
43
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$506K -$73.4K -1,382 -13%
Cetera Investment Advisers
44
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$484K +$66.4K +1,251 +16%
MA
45
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$446K – – –
Wells Fargo
46
Wells Fargo
California
$424K +$3.03K +57 +0.7%
FNBT
47
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$401K – – –
JMPWA
48
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$369K +$365K +6,866 New
BG
49
Benedetti & Gucer
Georgia
$351K +$105K +1,983 +44%
HI
50
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$330K -$8.34K -157 -2%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

73 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $352M — up 4.4% from $337M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 32 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameritas Investment Company, adding an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was USAdvisors Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $6.88M.

  • 73 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2021, up from 72 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $352M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2021, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2021 was Ameritas Investment Company, an estimated $4.71M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2021 was USAdvisors Wealth Management, an estimated $6.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.