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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $352M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 19

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.14% → 72.83% (+2.7%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 73 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $337M → $352M (+$14.8M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.39%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
32
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
+$4.71M
2
HWA
Heritage Way Advisors
Illinois
+$2.36M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$1.01M
4
KPWS
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
+$933K
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$849K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UWM
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
-$6.88M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$6.23M
3
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
-$2.43M
4
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.87M
5
3LCM
3D/L Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
William Blair & Company
51
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$326K +$531 +10 +0.2%
BRWA
52
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$313K +$29.1K +548 +10%
UWM
53
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$285K -$6.88M -129,521 -96%
NFG
54
Next Financial Group
Texas
$262K – – –
PAG
55
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$252K -$322K -6,071 -56%
Citadel Advisors
56
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$226K -$12.6K -237 -5%
RPC
57
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$210K +$207K +3,900 New
NA
58
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$206K +$204K +3,834 New
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$199K – – –
APA
60
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$176K +$3.5K +66 +2%
US Bancorp
61
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$156K +$26.9K +507 +21%
PFGIA
62
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$139K +$35.4K +667 +35%
BAM
63
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$104K +$102K +1,929 New
LWANC
64
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$74K – – –
IRC
65
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$74K +$18.5K +348 +34%
Citigroup
66
Citigroup
New York
$65K +$16.1K +303 +33%
CFD
67
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$54K – – –
CFGS
68
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$34K – – –
GWS
69
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$29K +$106 +2 +0.4%
SPIA
70
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$22K – – –
GI
71
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$17K +$53 +1 +0.3%
NFSG
72
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$12K – – –
AFP
73
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$2.43M -47,537 Closed
BFG
74
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
– -$805K -15,744 Closed
SFS
75
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$12K -231 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

73 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $352M — up 4.4% from $337M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 32 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameritas Investment Company, adding an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was USAdvisors Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $6.88M.

  • 73 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2021, up from 72 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $352M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2021, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2021 was Ameritas Investment Company, an estimated $4.71M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2021 was USAdvisors Wealth Management, an estimated $6.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.