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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $390M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 28

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $378M → $390M (+$11.3M)

0.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.84% → 79.22% (+0.38%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 97 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
97
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
35
Reduced
28
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$3.02M
2
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$1.3M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$1.11M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.06M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$951K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.66M
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$856K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$804K
4
FLPIM
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$662K
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$556K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.26M +$524K +6,514 +72%
GT
27
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.24M – – –
SCM
28
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.2M – – –
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.09M -$34K -423 -3%
CC
30
Courier Capital
New York
$1.09M -$31.1K -386 -3%
CPA
31
Clear Point Advisors
New York
$1.08M +$167K +2,080 +19%
JWCA
32
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.02M -$563 -7 -0.1%
PSF
33
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$1.01M -$53.1K -660 -5%
BWA
34
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$932K -$27.8K -345 -3%
KWM
35
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$929K +$8.37K +104 +0.9%
WAP
36
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$921K +$885 +11 +0.1%
SAM
37
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$891K – – –
Fidelity Investments
38
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$862K +$582K +7,231 +211%
KAS
39
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$860K +$453K +5,625 +113%
SQA
40
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$799K – – –
Stifel Financial
41
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$787K +$38.4K +477 +5%
CWM
42
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$775K – – –
HA
43
Herold Advisors
New York
$759K -$40.6K -504 -5%
EH
44
Equitable Holdings
New York
$748K +$20.9K +260 +3%
NA
45
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$710K – – –
QCM
46
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$670K -$28.8K -358 -4%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$653K +$85.5K +1,063 +15%
CFO
48
Cambient Family Office
Michigan
$642K +$639K +7,935 New
GBT
49
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$597K – – –
MA
50
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$567K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

97 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $390M — up 3% from $378M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QDEF was balanced in Q4 2025: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 35 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $3.02M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.

  • 97 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2025, unchanged from Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $390M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2025, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2025 was Ameriprise, an estimated $3.02M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2025 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.