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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 22

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.99% → 73.86% (-0.13%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $344M → $326M (-$17.1M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 78 (-5)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
78
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.02%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
31
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$3.24M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$2.23M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.98M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.78M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$945K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.38M
2
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
-$1.53M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.32M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.29M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.48M -$51.6K -925 -3%
BG
27
Benedetti & Gucer
Georgia
$1.47M +$933K +16,742 +181%
CC
28
Courier Capital
New York
$1.38M +$3.18K +57 +0.2%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.2M +$79.1K +1,418 +7%
RJFSA
30
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$933K -$8.81K -158 -0.9%
ECG
31
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$889K – – –
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$857K – – –
PSF
33
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$857K +$3.35K +60 +0.4%
Osaic Holdings
34
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$819K -$136K -2,439 -14%
SPC
35
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$749K +$178K +3,189 +32%
3LCM
36
3D/L Capital Management
Connecticut
$731K -$8.2K -147 -1%
KWM
37
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$703K +$3.73K +67 +0.5%
JMPWA
38
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$687K -$3.79K -68 -0.6%
RFN
39
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$672K -$33K -592 -5%
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$649K +$26.2K +470 +4%
WAP
41
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$638K – – –
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$626K +$153K +2,745 +33%
CWM
43
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$532K +$669 +12 +0.1%
WKSWA
44
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$521K -$2.51K -45 -0.5%
SOS
45
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$517K +$507K +9,090 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
46
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$513K +$18.8K +338 +4%
LNB
47
Ledyard National Bank
$490K -$19.5K -350 -4%
MAM
48
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$482K -$112 -2 -0%
MA
49
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$469K – – –
William Blair & Company
50
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$343K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

78 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $326M — down 5% from $344M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QDEF and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.24M. The largest seller was Centaurus Financial, cutting an estimated $4.38M.

  • 78 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2022, down from 83 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $326M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2022, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $3.24M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Centaurus Financial, an estimated $4.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.