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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

85 hedge funds and large institutions have $308M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 85 (+2)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 26

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.75% → 76.63% (-0.12%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $314M → $308M (-$6.13M)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.41%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
27
Reduced
26
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WKSWA
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
+$313K
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$297K
3
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$269K
4
CIA
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
+$243K
5
SDH
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
+$173K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$891K
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$824K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$824K
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$628K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$242K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WIA
51
World Investment Advisors
California
$329K +$360 +5 +0.1%
AFO
52
Arrowroot Family Office
California
$318K -$60K -833 -16%
Fidelity Investments
53
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$299K -$3.02K -42 -1%
KAS
54
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$287K -$78.8K -1,095 -21%
PFS
55
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$282K – – –
Jones Financial Companies
56
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$263K +$88.5K +1,230 +49%
SWP
57
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$254K – – –
RPC
58
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$253K – – –
CF
59
Centaurus Financial
California
$248K – – –
RGC
60
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$246K – – –
ZB
61
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$239K – – –
CIA
62
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$237K +$243K +3,381 New
LWM
63
Lionshead Wealth Management
New York
$225K +$230K +3,200 New
HI
64
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$215K -$27.7K -385 -11%
TRCT
65
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$211K -$84.9K -1,180 -28%
Fifth Third Bancorp
66
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$211K – – –
IRC
67
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$208K +$2.73K +38 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
68
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$207K -$122K -1,700 -37%
Citigroup
69
Citigroup
New York
$196K +$27.8K +386 +16%
NP
70
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$195K – – –
US Bancorp
71
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$148K +$864 +12 +0.6%
GWSG
72
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$99.9K +$102K +1,422 New
CTWM
73
Cherry Tree Wealth Management
Minnesota
$78.4K – – –
LWANC
74
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$75.6K -$21.6K -300 -22%
CFD
75
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$70.2K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

85 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $308M — down 1.9% from $314M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QDEF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $313K. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $891K.

  • 85 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2024, up from 83 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $308M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2024, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2024 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2024 was White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors, an estimated $313K added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2024 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $891K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.