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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $346M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 26

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $317M → $346M (+$29.1M)

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.54% → 78.61% (+0.07%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 87 (-1)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $52K

Holders
87
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.14%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
31
Reduced
26
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
$52K
Net Calls
-$52K
Net Calls Change
-$52K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$10M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.19M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$915K
4
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$595K
5
GBT
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
+$516K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RTL
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
-$1.72M
2
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
-$1.63M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$924K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$778K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$713K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Courier Capital
New York
$1.05M -$80.2K -1,144 -7%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.03M – – –
Osaic Holdings
28
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$989K +$346K +4,935 +59%
PSF
29
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$978K -$7.01K -100 -0.8%
JWCA
30
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$973K +$16.3K +232 +2%
AC
31
Anson Capital
Georgia
$905K +$11.8K +168 +1%
WAP
32
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$841K +$561 +8 +0.1%
KWM
33
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$838K -$29.9K -427 -4%
HA
34
Herold Advisors
New York
$802K +$70 +1 +0%
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$789K -$713K -10,172 -49%
CPA
36
Clear Point Advisors
New York
$752K +$27.6K +394 +4%
CWM
37
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$709K – – –
QCM
38
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$683K -$96.5K -1,377 -13%
VF
39
Virtu Financial
New York
$677K +$95K +1,355 +17%
NA
40
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$650K – – –
Stifel Financial
41
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$613K +$57K +814 +11%
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$606K -$16.1K -230 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$595K -$1.4K -20 -0.2%
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$569K -$50.2K -717 -9%
GBT
45
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$546K +$516K +7,368 New
MA
46
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$518K – – –
NGA
47
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$437K – – –
KPWS
48
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$425K -$50.4K -719 -11%
LNB
49
Ledyard National Bank
$424K – – –
Citadel Advisors
50
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$420K -$924K -13,185 -70%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

87 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $346M — up 9.2% from $317M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of QDEF and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $10M. The largest seller was Red Tortoise LLC, cutting an estimated $1.72M.

  • 87 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2025, down from 88 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $346M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2025, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2025 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $10M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2025 was Red Tortoise LLC, an estimated $1.72M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.