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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $378M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 27

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 97 (+10)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $346M → $378M (+$31.9M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.61% → 78.84% (+0.22%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $56K

Holders
97
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.49%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
32
Reduced
27
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
$56K
Net Calls
-$56K
Net Calls Change
-$4K

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.03M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$898K
3
SAM
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$843K
4
SQA
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
+$762K
5
EH
Equitable Holdings
New York
+$693K

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$2.44M
2
FLPIM
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.88M
3
GT
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
-$801K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$282K
5
BWA
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
-$229K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
76
Citigroup
New York
$233K – – –
HI
77
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$228K – – –
NP
78
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$222K – – –
Jane Street
79
Jane Street
New York
$217K +$209K +2,709 New
WB
80
West Bancorporation
Iowa
$213K +$206K +2,664 New
Bank of Montreal
81
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$207K +$143K +1,850 +252%
GWSG
82
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$167K -$17.5K -227 -10%
US Bancorp
83
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$140K -$3.86K -50 -3%
CTWM
84
Cherry Tree Wealth Management
Minnesota
$89.3K – – –
BF
85
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$80K +$77.2K +1,000 New
AWM
86
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$66.1K – – –
NWM
87
Nova Wealth Management
Florida
$63.5K +$25.7K +333 +72%
CFD
88
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$52K – – –
CSC
89
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$48.4K – – –
GFWA
90
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors
Delaware
$46.8K +$45.2K +586 New
PNC Financial Services Group
91
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$44.9K – – –
SPIA
92
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$42.2K – – –
WSFS
93
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$26.3K – – –
PB
94
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$8.4K – – –
FFA
95
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$3.99K +$3.86K +50 New
DFA
96
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$320 – – –
Wells Fargo
97
Wells Fargo
California
$68 +$77 +1 New
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

97 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $378M — up 9.2% from $346M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $2.44M.

  • 97 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2025, up from 87 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $378M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2025, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2025 and 0 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.03M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $2.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.