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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256M → $258M (+$2.07M)

0.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.07% → 76.6% (+0.52%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 69 (-1)

53% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
69
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.43%
% of All Funds
1.08%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
15
Reduced
32
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSA
L & S Advisors
California
+$774K
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$752K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$740K
4
ZB
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
+$734K
5
HA
Herold Advisors
New York
+$304K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$8.94M
2
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$2.01M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$934K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$899K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$793K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ZB
26
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$761K +$734K +13,605 New
PSF
27
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$728K +$742K +13,748 New
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$721K -$793K -14,702 -53%
Osaic Holdings
29
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$696K +$182K +3,379 +37%
HA
30
Herold Advisors
New York
$658K +$304K +5,644 +92%
WAP
31
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$642K – – –
KWM
32
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$629K -$6.09K -113 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$625K -$140K -2,596 -19%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$603K -$38.6K -715 -6%
JMPWA
35
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$603K -$6.04K -112 -1%
CWM
36
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$532K +$1.29K +24 +0.3%
NA
37
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$501K -$42.1K -780 -8%
AFO
38
Arrowroot Family Office
California
$487K -$8.58K -159 -2%
KPWS
39
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$447K -$43K -798 -9%
MA
40
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$391K – – –
LNB
41
Ledyard National Bank
$390K -$13.5K -250 -3%
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$390K +$127K +2,347 +51%
AC
43
Anson Capital
Georgia
$368K -$65.5K -1,215 -16%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
44
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$350K +$18.5K +343 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$349K -$21.7K -402 -6%
WKSWA
46
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$329K – – –
FTUS
47
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$326K -$196K -3,636 -38%
Fifth Third Bancorp
48
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$313K -$4.1K -76 -1%
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$303K -$16.8K -312 -5%
CF
50
Centaurus Financial
California
$260K -$66.7K -1,237 -21%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

69 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $258M — up 0.81% from $256M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QDEF was balanced in Q2 2023: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was L & S Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $774K. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $8.94M.

  • 69 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2023, down from 70 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $258M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2023, up 0.81% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2023 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2023 was L & S Advisors, an estimated $774K added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2023 was Northern Trust, an estimated $8.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.