FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
83 hedge funds and large institutions have $344M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $311M → $344M (+$32.9M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 78 → 83 (+5)
1.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.71% → 73.99% (+1.3%)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 29
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GM
GeoWealth Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.08M |
| 2 |
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$1.08M |
| 3 |
RW
RVW Wealth
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$665K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$602K |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$533K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.7M |
| 2 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$1.56M |
| 3 |
RTL
Red Tortoise LLC
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.36M |
| 4 |
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$811K |
| 5 |
RFN
RDA Financial Network
Akron,
Iowa
|
-$783K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Citigroup
New York
| $28K | – | – | – |
|
|
GI
77
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| $19K | +$56 | +1 | +0.3% |
|
|
NFSG
78
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Boca Raton,
Florida
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
|
SWM
79
Selective Wealth Management
Forest,
Virginia
| $14K | +$13.5K | +239 | New |
|
|
SAM
80
Strategic Asset Management
Rochester,
Minnesota
| $7K | +$56 | +1 | +0.9% |
|
|
IA
81
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $1K | -$152K | -2,699 | -99% |
|
|
RTL
82
Red Tortoise LLC
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1.36M | -29,663 | Closed |
|
|
JWCA
83
J.W. Cole Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$811K | -22,284 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
84
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$310K | -5,830 | Closed |
|
|
GWS
85
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| – | -$28K | -534 | Closed |
|
|
IWA
86
IBEX Wealth Advisors
Bedminster,
New Jersey
| – | -$23K | -426 | Closed |
|
|
SPIA
87
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| – | -$21K | -404 | Closed |
|
88
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$9K | -171 | Closed |
|
89
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$56 | +1 | New |
|
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
83 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $344M — up 11% from $311M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was GeoWealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.08M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $7.7M.
- 83 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2021, up from 78 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $344M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was GeoWealth Management, an estimated $7.08M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2021 was Northern Trust, an estimated $7.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.