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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $311M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 78 (+5)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.83% → 72.71% (-0.12%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $352M → $311M (-$41.4M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.85%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
27
Reduced
25
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
+$3.38M
2
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
+$1.23M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.16M
4
RW
RVW Wealth
California
+$622K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$591K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
3LCM
3D/L Capital Management
Connecticut
-$30.5M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$8.33M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.27M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.51M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
51
Goldman Sachs
New York
$305K -$1.51M -27,428 -83%
PAG
52
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$274K +$25.3K +459 +10%
UWM
53
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$246K -$37.3K -677 -13%
HA
54
Herold Advisors
New York
$246K +$255K +4,640 New
Wells Fargo
55
Wells Fargo
California
$243K -$181K -3,295 -42%
HI
56
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$241K -$88.1K -1,600 -26%
RPC
57
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$207K – – –
NA
58
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$204K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$197K – – –
APA
60
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$171K -$3.3K -60 -2%
IA
61
IFP Advisors
Florida
$145K -$373K -6,771 -71%
US Bancorp
62
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$122K -$33.4K -607 -21%
BAM
63
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$103K – – –
Koshinski Asset Management
64
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$95.4K +$98.8K +1,795 New
IRC
65
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$77K +$3.58K +65 +5%
LWANC
66
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$73K – – –
CFD
67
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$53K – – –
CFGS
68
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$37K +$3.03K +55 +9%
PA
69
PSI Advisors
Florida
$30K +$31.2K +566 New
GWS
70
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$28K – – –
Citigroup
71
Citigroup
New York
$25K -$40.8K -741 -61%
IWA
72
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$23K +$23.4K +426 New
SPIA
73
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$21K – – –
GI
74
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$17K – – –
NFSG
75
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$12K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

78 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $311M — down 12% from $352M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameritas Investment Company, adding an estimated $3.38M. The largest seller was 3D/L Capital Management, cutting an estimated $30.5M.

  • 78 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2021, up from 73 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $311M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2021, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2021 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2021 was Ameritas Investment Company, an estimated $3.38M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2021 was 3D/L Capital Management, an estimated $30.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.