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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $256M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 70 (+1)

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.65% → 76.07% (-0.57%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $256M (-$12.8M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 27

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
70
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.45%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
19
Reduced
27
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$923K
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$495K
3
AC
Anson Capital
Georgia
+$408K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$404K
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$348K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RW
RVW Wealth
California
-$10.6M
2
ACA
Aspire Capital Advisors
Washington
-$5.57M
3
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
-$1.6M
4
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$1.35M
5
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$737K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPC
26
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$680K -$12.4K -237 -2%
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$609K +$25.5K +488 +4%
WAP
28
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$608K – – –
KWM
29
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$602K – – –
Cetera Investment Advisers
30
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$583K -$63.2K -1,208 -10%
JMPWA
31
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$577K -$7.21K -138 -1%
NA
32
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$515K -$32.3K -617 -6%
CWM
33
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$503K +$732 +14 +0.1%
FTUS
34
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$501K +$495K +9,461 New
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$480K -$143K -2,740 -23%
AFO
36
Arrowroot Family Office
California
$470K +$464K +8,870 New
KPWS
37
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$465K +$251K +4,805 +121%
AC
38
Anson Capital
Georgia
$413K +$408K +7,802 New
LNB
39
Ledyard National Bank
$382K -$54.9K -1,050 -13%
MA
40
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$370K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$352K +$348K +6,652 New
HA
42
Herold Advisors
New York
$324K +$6.38K +122 +2%
William Blair & Company
43
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$321K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
44
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$313K +$41.1K +786 +15%
CF
45
Centaurus Financial
California
$312K +$1.2K +23 +0.4%
WKSWA
46
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$311K -$128K -2,455 -29%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$303K -$9.25K -177 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
48
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$300K -$25.6K -489 -8%
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$245K +$92.9K +1,777 +62%
IRC
50
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$201K +$20K +383 +11%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

70 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $256M — down 4.7% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QDEF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $923K. The largest seller was RVW Wealth, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 70 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2023, up from 69 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $256M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2023, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2023 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $923K added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2023 was RVW Wealth, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.