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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

5 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.8M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3 → 5 (+2)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.3M → $45.8M (+$9.52M)

4.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.94% → 88.68% (-4.3%)

Holders
5
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
3
Reduced
–
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$3.86M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.72M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$413K
4
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$341K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$290K

Top Sellers

No sellers this quarter
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$36.1M +$3.86M +122,602 +12%
Deutsche Bank
2
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$5.07M +$413K +13,113 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.02M +$1.72M +54,774 +79%
CA
4
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$350K +$341K +10,842 New
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$298K +$290K +9,219 New

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

5 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $45.8M — up 26% from $36.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new QDEF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $3.86M.

  • 5 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2013, up from 3 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $45.8M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Northern Trust, an estimated $3.86M added.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.