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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $244M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.4% → 76.21% (+0.81%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 71 (-3)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $275M → $244M (-$30.9M)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 27

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
71
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.05%
% of All Funds
1.22%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
2
Increased
22
Reduced
27
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.9M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$599K
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$552K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$436K
5
RW
RVW Wealth
California
+$414K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.79M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.02M
3
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
-$1.4M
4
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
-$1.03M
5
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$622K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APA
51
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$146K -$1.95K -38 -1%
IRC
52
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$141K +$23.7K +463 +18%
RWA
53
RGT Wealth Advisors
Texas
$131K +$147K +2,857 New
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$97K -$2.56K -50 -2%
Citigroup
55
Citigroup
New York
$71K +$56.4K +1,100 +246%
LWANC
56
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$63K – – –
MA
57
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$53K – – –
CFD
58
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$46K – – –
TCOV
59
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$41K – – –
Fidelity Investments
60
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$31K -$6K -117 -15%
PA
61
PSI Advisors
Florida
$27K +$154 +3 +0.5%
GWS
62
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$25K – – –
GI
63
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$15K +$51 +1 +0.3%
NFSG
64
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$11K – – –
CFGS
65
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$10K – – –
HGERS
66
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
$8K +$9.54K +186 New
SAM
67
Strategic Asset Management
Minnesota
$5K +$51 +1 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
68
Wells Fargo
California
$3K -$232K -4,525 -99%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
69
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K – – –
IA
70
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$51 +1 +7%
ARC
71
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
– -$1.03M -20,569 Closed
Jones Financial Companies
72
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
– -$94K -1,871 Closed
Bank of Montreal
73
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$43 -800 Closed
CFFP
74
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
– -$25K -500 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

71 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $244M — down 11% from $275M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of QDEF and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $1.9M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $5.79M.

  • 71 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2022, down from 74 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $244M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2022, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2022 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.9M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2022 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $5.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.