FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
62 hedge funds and large institutions have $312M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
210% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 10
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 56 → 62 (+6)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $284M → $312M (+$28.2M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.43% → 71.06% (-1.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.66M |
| 2 |
Lido Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$6.32M |
| 3 |
NB
NBT Bank
Norwich,
New York
|
+$3.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$778K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$587K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.2M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$833K |
| 3 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$640K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$284K |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$185K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NFG
51
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $56K | +$272 | +6 | +0.5% |
|
52
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $44K | +$5.52K | +122 | +15% |
|
|
IA
53
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $35K | +$34.7K | +766 | New |
|
|
WPA
54
West Paces Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $31.4K | – | – | – |
|
|
CI
55
CX Institutional
Auburn,
Indiana
| $30K | – | – | – |
|
|
CFGS
56
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Birmingham,
Alabama
| $29K | – | – | – |
|
|
CFD
57
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
| $27K | +$27.4K | +605 | New |
|
|
WEC
58
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $24K | – | – | – |
|
|
GWS
59
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| $23K | +$136 | +3 | +0.6% |
|
|
GI
60
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| $20K | +$45 | +1 | +0.2% |
|
61
Citigroup
New York
| $12K | +$12.2K | +270 | New |
|
|
WCM
62
Whitener Capital Management
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
63
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$284K | -6,306 | Closed |
|
64
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$9.96K | -220 | Closed |
|
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
62 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $312M — up 10% from $284M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $6.66M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $1.2M.
- 62 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2019, up from 56 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $312M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $6.66M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $1.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.