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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $378M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 27

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 97 (+10)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $346M → $378M (+$31.9M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.61% → 78.84% (+0.22%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $56K

Holders
97
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.49%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
32
Reduced
27
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
$56K
Net Calls
-$56K
Net Calls Change
-$4K

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.03M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$898K
3
SAM
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$843K
4
SQA
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
+$762K
5
EH
Equitable Holdings
New York
+$693K

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$2.44M
2
FLPIM
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.88M
3
GT
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
-$801K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$282K
5
BWA
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
-$229K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.11M – – –
CC
27
Courier Capital
New York
$1.1M -$24.4K -316 -2%
PSF
28
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$1.05M -$2.32K -30 -0.2%
JWCA
29
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.03M -$24.2K -314 -2%
Osaic Holdings
30
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$974K -$67.7K -877 -7%
AC
31
Anson Capital
Georgia
$958K -$19.3K -250 -2%
BWA
32
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$948K -$229K -2,964 -20%
KWM
33
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$910K +$5.02K +65 +0.6%
WAP
34
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$909K +$617 +8 +0.1%
CPA
35
Clear Point Advisors
New York
$896K +$81.2K +1,052 +10%
SAM
36
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$868K +$843K +10,923 New
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$804K +$338K +4,379 +77%
HA
38
Herold Advisors
New York
$790K -$73.5K -952 -9%
SQA
39
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$790K +$762K +9,871 New
CWM
40
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$766K – – –
Stifel Financial
41
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$740K +$74.8K +969 +12%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
42
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$723K +$77.6K +1,006 +13%
EH
43
Equitable Holdings
New York
$718K +$693K +8,975 New
NA
44
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$702K – – –
QCM
45
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$691K -$45.2K -585 -6%
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$689K +$33K +427 +5%
AAS
47
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$658K +$211K +2,729 +50%
GBT
48
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$589K – – –
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
$560K -$282K -3,650 -34%
MA
50
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$560K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

97 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $378M — up 9.2% from $346M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $2.44M.

  • 97 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2025, up from 87 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $378M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2025, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2025 and 0 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.03M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $2.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.