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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $269M (+$24.5M)

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.21% → 76.65% (+0.44%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 69 (-2)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
69
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.82%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
19
Reduced
24
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$4.07M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.37M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.3M
4
GT
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
+$982K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$468K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.47M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$2.09M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.89M
4
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$1.8M
5
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
51
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$108K – – –
MCC
52
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$84.9K +$83.5K +1,650 New
Citigroup
53
Citigroup
New York
$79.6K – – –
LWANC
54
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$70.8K – – –
MA
55
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$59.6K – – –
CFD
56
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$51.5K – – –
Fidelity Investments
57
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$37.5K +$3.09K +61 +9%
GFWA
58
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors
Delaware
$32.9K +$32.4K +640 New
NA
59
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$32.2K +$31.2K +617 +6%
PA
60
PSI Advisors
Florida
$30K +$253 +5 +0.9%
GWS
61
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$27.5K – – –
GI
62
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$16.8K +$51 +1 +0.3%
NFSG
63
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$11.8K – – –
CFGS
64
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$5.14K -$6.03K -119 -54%
BAM
65
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$5.14K +$5.06K +100 New
Wells Fargo
66
Wells Fargo
California
$3.04K +$51 +1 +2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
67
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.98K – – –
IA
68
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
AssetMark Inc
69
AssetMark Inc
California
$51 – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
70
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$3.47M -75,607 Closed
FTUS
71
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$375K -8,166 Closed
MAM
72
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
– -$310K -6,759 Closed
RFN
73
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
– -$250K -5,449 Closed
PAG
74
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$207K -4,504 Closed
TCOV
75
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
– -$41K -887 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

69 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $269M — up 10% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.07M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.47M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2022, down from 71 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $269M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2022, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2022 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2022 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.07M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2022 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $3.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.