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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $256M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 70 (+1)

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.65% → 76.07% (-0.57%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $256M (-$12.8M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 27

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
70
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.45%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
19
Reduced
27
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$923K
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$495K
3
AC
Anson Capital
Georgia
+$408K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$404K
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$348K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RW
RVW Wealth
California
-$10.6M
2
ACA
Aspire Capital Advisors
Washington
-$5.57M
3
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
-$1.6M
4
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$1.35M
5
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$737K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$196K – – –
HI
52
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$188K +$5.23K +100 +3%
GBT
53
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$121K +$119K +2,278 New
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$111K – – –
Citigroup
55
Citigroup
New York
$81.9K – – –
LWANC
56
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$72.9K – – –
MA
57
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$61.4K – – –
Fidelity Investments
58
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$57.6K +$18.8K +360 +49%
CFD
59
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$52.9K – – –
Bank of Montreal
60
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$48.5K -$104K -1,981 -69%
GFWA
61
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors
Delaware
$34K +$105 +2 +0.3%
CSC
62
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$32K +$31.6K +605 New
PA
63
PSI Advisors
Florida
$31K +$105 +2 +0.3%
NFSG
64
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$12.2K – – –
GI
65
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$10.6K -$6.64K -127 -39%
HGERS
66
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
$10K +$9.72K +186 New
BAM
67
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$5.29K – – –
CFGS
68
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$5.29K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
69
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$853 -$35.1K -671 -4%
IA
70
IFP Advisors
Florida
$705 – – –
Wells Fargo
71
Wells Fargo
California
$8 -$3.08K -59 Closed
ACA
72
Aspire Capital Advisors
Washington
– -$5.57M -108,346 Closed
MCC
73
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
– -$84.9K -1,650 Closed
GWS
74
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
– -$27.5K -534 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
75
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$2.98K -58 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

70 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $256M — down 4.7% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QDEF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $923K. The largest seller was RVW Wealth, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 70 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2023, up from 69 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $256M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2023, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2023 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $923K added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2023 was RVW Wealth, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.