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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 21

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.47% → 68.18% (-2.3%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 62 (-7)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $347M → $276M (-$71.3M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
62
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-10.14%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RW
RVW Wealth
California
+$12.3M
2
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
+$5.81M
3
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
+$3.54M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$2.17M
5
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Lido Advisors
Lido Advisors
California
-$6.11M
2
NB
NBT Bank
New York
-$3.46M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.24M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.11M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$675K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LWANC
51
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$50K – – –
PMFA
52
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$45K – – –
Citigroup
53
Citigroup
New York
$38K – – –
Fidelity Investments
54
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$30K -$5.41K -122 -13%
WPA
55
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$25K – – –
CI
56
CX Institutional
Indiana
$24K – – –
CFGS
57
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$23K – – –
WEC
58
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$20K – – –
GWS
59
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$19K +$177 +4 +0.8%
IRC
60
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$19K +$22.9K +517 New
SFG
61
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
$18K +$177 +4 +0.8%
GI
62
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$12K -$5.23K -118 -27%
Lido Advisors
63
Lido Advisors
California
– -$6.11M -127,848 Closed
NB
64
NBT Bank
New York
– -$3.46M -72,480 Closed
RJFSA
65
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$528K -11,055 Closed
LFAS
66
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
– -$336K -7,054 Closed
TRCT
67
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$323K -6,748 Closed
FBB
68
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
– -$266K -5,570 Closed
SWP
69
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$259K -5,414 Closed
BAM
70
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$126K -2,632 Closed
FHA
71
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$74K -1,543 Closed
CFD
72
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
– -$47K -979 Closed
PA
73
PSI Advisors
Florida
– -$33K -705 Closed
Wells Fargo
74
Wells Fargo
California
– -$12.8K -288 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

62 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $276M — down 21% from $347M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of QDEF and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was RVW Wealth, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Lido Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.11M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2020, down from 69 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $276M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was RVW Wealth, an estimated $12.3M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2020 was Lido Advisors, an estimated $6.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.