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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $311M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 78 (+5)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.83% → 72.71% (-0.12%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $352M → $311M (-$41.4M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.85%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
27
Reduced
25
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
+$3.38M
2
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
+$1.23M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.16M
4
RW
RVW Wealth
California
+$622K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$591K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
3LCM
3D/L Capital Management
Connecticut
-$30.5M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$8.33M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.27M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.51M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MML Investors Services
26
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.33M +$49.8K +905 +4%
CC
27
Courier Capital
New York
$1.32M -$66.4K -1,206 -5%
FTUS
28
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.26M +$490K +8,904 +60%
Osaic Holdings
29
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.23M -$1.13M -20,569 -47%
AI
30
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.21M -$218K -3,954 -15%
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.07M +$21K +382 +2%
RJFSA
32
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$875K -$28.6K -520 -3%
ECG
33
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$836K – – –
PSF
34
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$824K +$853K +15,498 New
JWCA
35
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$811K +$1.23M +22,284 New
3LCM
36
3D/L Capital Management
Connecticut
$719K -$30.5M -553,798 -98%
WAP
37
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$600K +$55 +1 +0%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$594K – – –
SPC
39
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$540K -$368K -6,678 -40%
CWM
40
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$500K – – –
LNB
41
Ledyard National Bank
$490K -$20.6K -375 -4%
JMPWA
42
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$486K +$125K +2,276 +33%
MAM
43
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$476K -$33.9K -616 -6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
44
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$447K -$32.3K -587 -7%
MA
45
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$441K – – –
BG
46
Benedetti & Gucer
Georgia
$441K +$98K +1,780 +27%
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$423K -$305K -5,549 -41%
William Blair & Company
48
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$322K – – –
BRWA
49
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$310K +$991 +18 +0.3%
NFG
50
Next Financial Group
Texas
$306K +$48.1K +874 +18%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

78 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $311M — down 12% from $352M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameritas Investment Company, adding an estimated $3.38M. The largest seller was 3D/L Capital Management, cutting an estimated $30.5M.

  • 78 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2021, up from 73 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $311M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2021, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2021 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2021 was Ameritas Investment Company, an estimated $3.38M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2021 was 3D/L Capital Management, an estimated $30.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.