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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $275M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.86% → 75.4% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 74 (-4)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $326M → $275M (-$51.2M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
74
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.13%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
17
Reduced
30
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$9.45M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.33M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.28M
4
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
+$1.09M
5
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$1.09M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
-$7.01M
2
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
-$5.22M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$4.5M
4
KPWS
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
-$4.49M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
51
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$224K +$238K +4,482 New
PNC Financial Services Group
52
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$185K – – –
HI
53
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$180K +$192K +3,609 New
APA
54
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$161K – – –
IRC
55
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$131K +$15.3K +287 +12%
US Bancorp
56
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$108K -$2.66K -50 -2%
Jones Financial Companies
57
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$94K +$99.5K +1,871 New
LWANC
58
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$69K – – –
MA
59
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$58K – – –
CFD
60
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$50K – – –
TCOV
61
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$44K +$47.2K +887 New
Fidelity Investments
62
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$39K -$851 -16 -2%
PA
63
PSI Advisors
Florida
$29K +$213 +4 +0.7%
GWS
64
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$27K – – –
CFFP
65
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$25K – – –
Citigroup
66
Citigroup
New York
$22K – – –
GI
67
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$16K – – –
NFSG
68
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$12K – – –
CFGS
69
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$11K – – –
SAM
70
Strategic Asset Management
Minnesota
$6K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
71
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$3.08K +58 New
IA
72
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
Bank of Montreal
73
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$43 – – –
GM
74
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
– -$7.01M -124,043 Closed
SFS
75
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$2.12M -58,056 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

74 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $275M — down 16% from $326M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of QDEF and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $9.45M. The largest seller was GeoWealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.01M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2022, down from 78 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $275M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2022, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2022 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2022 was Northern Trust, an estimated $9.45M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2022 was GeoWealth Management, an estimated $7.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.