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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 22

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.99% → 73.86% (-0.13%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $344M → $326M (-$17.1M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 78 (-5)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
78
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.02%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
31
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$3.24M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$2.23M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.98M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.78M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$945K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.38M
2
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
-$1.53M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.32M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.29M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HA
51
Herold Advisors
New York
$262K – – –
Wells Fargo
52
Wells Fargo
California
$259K +$56 +1 +0%
FTUS
53
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$257K -$1.29M -23,213 -84%
PAG
54
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$251K +$5.63K +101 +2%
RPC
55
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$212K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$209K – – –
CSI
57
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$202K – – –
APA
58
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$182K – – –
IRC
59
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$131K +$25K +449 +24%
US Bancorp
60
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$124K -$5.18K -93 -4%
BAM
61
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$123K -$2.96K -53 -2%
Koshinski Asset Management
62
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$101K – – –
MCC
63
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$93K +$92K +1,650 New
LWANC
64
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$78K – – –
MA
65
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$65K +$64.6K +1,159 New
CFD
66
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$57K – – –
Bank of Montreal
67
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$46K – – –
Fidelity Investments
68
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$45K +$44.5K +799 +79,900%
PA
69
PSI Advisors
Florida
$32K +$112 +2 +0.4%
GWS
70
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$30K +$29.8K +534 New
CFFP
71
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$28K – – –
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$25K -$1.17K -21 -4%
GI
73
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$18K +$56 +1 +0.3%
NFSG
74
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$13K – – –
CFGS
75
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$12K -$20.6K -369 -63%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

78 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $326M — down 5% from $344M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QDEF and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.24M. The largest seller was Centaurus Financial, cutting an estimated $4.38M.

  • 78 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2022, down from 83 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $326M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2022, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $3.24M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Centaurus Financial, an estimated $4.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.