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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $384M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 27

0.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.22% → 78.25% (-0.97%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $390M → $384M (-$5.54M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 90 (-7)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
90
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.22%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
34
Reduced
27
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$4.49M
2
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$1.65M
3
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$1.24M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$908K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$658K

Top Sellers

1
FCMA
Foresight Capital Management Advisors
Michigan
-$1.88M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.85M
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$1.74M
4
CPA
Clear Point Advisors
New York
-$1.08M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$972K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
51
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$473K -$972K -11,843 -67%
AAS
52
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$472K +$410 +5 +0.1%
NGA
53
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$471K – – –
Osaic Holdings
54
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$459K +$15.3K +187 +3%
LNB
55
Ledyard National Bank
$439K -$3.45K -42 -0.8%
KPWS
56
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$420K -$7.88K -96 -2%
PWM
57
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$409K +$176K +2,141 +72%
CAM
58
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$399K – – –
WKSWA
59
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$338K -$9.27K -113 -3%
SWGC
60
Summit Wealth Group (Colorado)
Colorado
$325K +$334K +4,067 New
PFS
61
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$320K – – –
RPC
62
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$319K -$8.21K -100 -2%
Bank of Montreal
63
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$313K – – –
WIA
64
World Investment Advisors
California
$311K – – –
HI
65
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$307K +$78K +951 +33%
RTL
66
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
$302K +$820 +10 +0.3%
NP
67
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$292K +$72.3K +881 +32%
RGC
68
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$279K – – –
CIA
69
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$276K +$738 +9 +0.3%
CF
70
Centaurus Financial
California
$274K – – –
ZBNA
71
Zions Bancorporation, National Association
Utah
$272K – – –
IRC
72
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$258K +$5.5K +67 +2%
FFA
73
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$247K -$574 -7 -0.2%
WB
74
West Bancorporation
Iowa
$213K – – –
TRCT
75
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$164K +$169K +2,060 New
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

90 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $384M — down 1.4% from $390M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QDEF and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.49M. The largest seller was Foresight Capital Management Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.88M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2026, down from 97 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $384M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2026, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2026 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2026 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.49M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2026 was Foresight Capital Management Advisors, an estimated $1.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.