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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $286M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 3

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 87 (+7)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $286M (+$16.8M)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 25

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.46% → 77.4% (-1.1%)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.75%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
24
Reduced
25
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$1.53M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$853K
3
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
+$798K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$621K
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$573K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$4.36M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.1M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$1.23M
4
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
-$1.11M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JWCA
26
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$835K +$798K +13,003 New
AC
27
Anson Capital
Georgia
$813K +$6.69K +109 +0.9%
WAP
28
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$738K – – –
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$732K -$517K -8,430 -43%
KWM
30
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$697K – – –
Osaic Holdings
31
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$644K -$13.1K -214 -2%
HA
32
Herold Advisors
New York
$635K -$33.4K -544 -5%
CWM
33
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$615K +$614 +10 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$614K -$47.3K -771 -7%
FTUS
35
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$599K +$573K +9,331 New
CA
36
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$593K +$567K +9,237 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$592K -$63.9K -1,041 -10%
Citadel Advisors
38
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$588K -$184K -2,992 -25%
NA
39
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$563K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
40
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$561K +$171K +2,790 +47%
Stifel Financial
41
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$522K -$222K -3,619 -31%
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$481K +$200K +3,254 +77%
Envestnet Asset Management
43
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$474K +$27.4K +447 +6%
AFO
44
Arrowroot Family Office
California
$473K -$38.6K -629 -8%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$451K +$368 +6 +0.1%
Susquehanna International Group
46
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$450K -$54.1K -882 -11%
MA
47
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$449K – – –
LNB
48
Ledyard National Bank
$441K – – –
KPWS
49
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$439K +$61 +1 +0%
Bank of New York Mellon
50
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$427K -$123 -2 -0%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

87 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $286M — up 6.3% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $1.53M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $4.36M.

  • 87 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2024, up from 80 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $286M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2024, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 3 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $1.53M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.