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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $286M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 3

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 87 (+7)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $286M (+$16.8M)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 25

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.46% → 77.4% (-1.1%)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.75%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
24
Reduced
25
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$1.53M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$853K
3
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
+$798K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$621K
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$573K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$4.36M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.1M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$1.23M
4
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
-$1.11M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KAS
51
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$395K -$147K -2,388 -28%
CPA
52
Clear Point Advisors
New York
$391K +$134K +2,186 +56%
NGA
53
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$379K +$362K +5,904 New
PNC Financial Services Group
54
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$318K – – –
WIA
55
World Investment Advisors
California
$300K +$287K +4,673 New
CF
56
Centaurus Financial
California
$297K -$60.6K -987 -18%
WKSWA
57
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$282K -$91.3K -1,487 -25%
Fidelity Investments
58
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$279K +$133K +2,160 +99%
IRC
59
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$266K +$11.8K +192 +5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
60
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$253K -$80.3K -1,308 -25%
ATC
61
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$250K +$239K +3,900 New
RPC
62
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$241K – – –
WIC
63
Wilkins Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$240K +$229K +3,739 New
RGC
64
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$225K – – –
HI
65
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$222K -$2.15K -35 -1%
ZB
66
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$219K – – –
Franklin Resources
67
Franklin Resources
California
$219K -$1.08M -17,604 -84%
PAG
68
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$217K -$31.4K -512 -13%
MAS
69
Meeder Advisory Services
Ohio
$206K +$197K +3,210 New
NP
70
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$178K – – –
Citigroup
71
Citigroup
New York
$137K +$6.14K +100 +5%
US Bancorp
72
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$135K – – –
CTWM
73
Cherry Tree Wealth Management
Minnesota
$108K – – –
LWANC
74
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$88.4K – – –
CFD
75
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$64.2K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

87 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $286M — up 6.3% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $1.53M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $4.36M.

  • 87 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2024, up from 80 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $286M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2024, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 3 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $1.53M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.