FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
5 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.7M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.6M → $52.7M (+$1.12M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 5 → 5 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 1
1.73% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.76% → 86.04% (-1.7%)
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
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+$6.81M |
| 2 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
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+$35.5K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $52M | +$6.81M | +204,622 | +15% |
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VFS
2
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $264K | -$268K | -8,052 | -51% |
|
3
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| $232K | -$5.79M | -173,862 | -96% |
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|
CA
4
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| $213K | -$161K | -4,850 | -44% |
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U
5
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $36K | +$35.5K | +1,066 | New |
|
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1.63M | -49,996 | Closed |
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
5 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $52.7M — up 2.2% from $51.6M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in QDEF was balanced in Q2 2014: 1 fund opened new positions, 1 closed out, 1 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $6.81M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $5.79M.
- 5 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2014, unchanged from Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $52.7M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Northern Trust, an estimated $6.81M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $5.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.