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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

80 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,000% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 1

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 80 (+9)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $248M → $269M (+$21.4M)

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.16% → 78.46% (+1.3%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
80
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+12.68%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
27
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.64M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$1.18M
3
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
+$1.05M
4
GT
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
+$674K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$591K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$3M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.21M
3
RW
RVW Wealth
California
-$1.09M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$782K
5
RW
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
-$742K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CF
51
Centaurus Financial
California
$332K +$52.6K +938 +20%
Fifth Third Bancorp
52
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$310K – – –
CPA
53
Clear Point Advisors
New York
$300K +$219K +3,901 New
PNC Financial Services Group
54
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$292K – – –
TRCT
55
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$250K -$148K -2,646 -38%
IRC
56
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$234K -$17.7K -316 -7%
PAG
57
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$230K +$218K +3,887 New
RPC
58
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$221K – – –
RGC
59
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$207K +$196K +3,500 New
HI
60
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$206K – – –
ZB
61
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$201K – – –
NP
62
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$164K +$156K +2,779 New
Fidelity Investments
63
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$129K +$57.2K +1,020 +88%
US Bancorp
64
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$124K – – –
Citigroup
65
Citigroup
New York
$120K +$28K +500 +33%
CTWM
66
Cherry Tree Wealth Management
Minnesota
$99.3K – – –
LWANC
67
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$81.3K – – –
CFD
68
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$59.1K – – –
First Manhattan
69
First Manhattan
New York
$48.5K +$22.6K +403 +99%
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$48K – – –
CSC
71
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$35.7K – – –
PA
72
PSI Advisors
Florida
$35.3K +$280 +5 +0.8%
GWS
73
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$31.6K – – –
T
74
Tidemark
California
$19.1K +$18.1K +323 New
Wells Fargo
75
Wells Fargo
California
$18.6K +$17.7K +315 New
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

80 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $269M — up 8.6% from $248M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.64M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $3M.

  • 80 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2023, up from 71 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $269M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 1 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.64M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Northern Trust, an estimated $3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.