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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

80 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,000% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 1

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 80 (+9)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $248M → $269M (+$21.4M)

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.16% → 78.46% (+1.3%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
80
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+12.68%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
27
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.64M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$1.18M
3
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
+$1.05M
4
GT
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
+$674K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$591K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$3M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.21M
3
RW
RVW Wealth
California
-$1.09M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$782K
5
RW
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
-$742K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ECG
26
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$806K – – –
AAS
27
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$794K -$475K -8,467 -39%
AC
28
Anson Capital
Georgia
$741K +$273K +4,864 +63%
Citadel Advisors
29
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$718K -$624K -11,122 -48%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$694K +$81.7K +1,456 +14%
WAP
31
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$679K – – –
KWM
32
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$641K -$6.73K -120 -1%
HA
33
Herold Advisors
New York
$616K -$22.1K -394 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$610K +$579K +10,328 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$606K -$47.2K -841 -8%
Osaic Holdings
36
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$605K -$182K -3,248 -24%
CWM
37
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$565K +$1.51K +27 +0.3%
NA
38
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$518K – – –
KAS
39
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$505K -$171K -3,048 -26%
AFO
40
Arrowroot Family Office
California
$472K -$40.4K -721 -8%
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$466K -$782K -13,940 -64%
Cetera Investment Advisers
42
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$424K +$59K +1,052 +17%
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$415K -$10.5K -187 -3%
MA
44
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$413K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$410K +$38.4K +685 +11%
LNB
46
Ledyard National Bank
$406K -$5.61K -100 -1%
KPWS
47
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$404K -$68.6K -1,223 -15%
Bank of New York Mellon
48
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$393K +$56 +1 +0%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
49
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$351K -$19.1K -340 -5%
WKSWA
50
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$347K -$505 -9 -0.2%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

80 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $269M — up 8.6% from $248M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.64M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $3M.

  • 80 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2023, up from 71 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $269M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 1 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.64M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Northern Trust, an estimated $3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.