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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $344M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $311M → $344M (+$32.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 83 (+5)

1.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.71% → 73.99% (+1.3%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
83
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.41%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
21
Reduced
29
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
+$7.08M
2
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
+$1.08M
3
RW
RVW Wealth
California
+$665K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$602K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$533K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$7.7M
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$1.56M
3
RTL
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
-$1.36M
4
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
-$811K
5
RFN
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
-$783K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
51
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$466K – – –
FNBT
52
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$417K +$397K +7,039 New
William Blair & Company
53
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$359K – – –
NFG
54
Next Financial Group
Texas
$337K -$3.78K -67 -1%
HA
55
Herold Advisors
New York
$274K – – –
Wells Fargo
56
Wells Fargo
California
$271K -$56 -1 -0%
PAG
57
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$257K -$45.5K -805 -16%
UWM
58
USAdvisors Wealth Management
Minnesota
$224K -$47.8K -847 -18%
RPC
59
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$222K -$8.47K -150 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
60
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$219K – – –
HI
61
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$214K -$51.3K -909 -20%
CSI
62
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$211K +$202K +3,570 New
APA
63
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$190K – – –
US Bancorp
64
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$135K – – –
BAM
65
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$132K +$16.9K +300 +16%
IRC
66
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$111K +$24.2K +428 +30%
Koshinski Asset Management
67
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$106K – – –
LWANC
68
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$82K – – –
AWM
69
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$62K +$59.4K +1,052 New
CFD
70
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$59K – – –
TCOV
71
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$53K +$50.1K +887 New
Bank of Montreal
72
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$48K +$45.2K +800 New
CFGS
73
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$35K -$5.7K -101 -15%
PA
74
PSI Advisors
Florida
$34K +$226 +4 +0.7%
CFFP
75
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$30K +$28.2K +500 New
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

83 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $344M — up 11% from $311M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GeoWealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.08M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $7.7M.

  • 83 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2021, up from 78 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $344M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was GeoWealth Management, an estimated $7.08M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2021 was Northern Trust, an estimated $7.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.