FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $78M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1
60% more funds holding
Funds holding: 5 → 8 (+3)
48% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $52.7M → $78M (+$25.3M)
5.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.04% → 91.8% (+5.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$16.1M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.63M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.41M |
| 4 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$292K |
| 5 |
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$50.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$36K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $58.5M | +$6.63M | +194,317 | +13% |
|
|
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
| $16.1M | +$16.1M | +472,063 | New |
|
|
3
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| $2.63M | +$2.41M | +70,466 | +1,031% |
|
|
VFS
4
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $314K | +$50.9K | +1,491 | +19% |
|
|
AI
5
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $291K | +$292K | +8,559 | New |
|
|
CA
6
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| $223K | +$10K | +293 | +5% |
|
|
AIG
7
American International Group
New York
| $7.31K | +$7.34K | +215 | New |
|
|
U
8
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$36K | -1,066 | Closed |
|
9
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$205 | +6 | New |
|
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
8 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $78M — up 48% from $52.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was 3D Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was UBS, exiting entirely with an estimated $36K sold.
- 8 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2014, up from 5 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $78M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $16.1M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2014 was UBS, an estimated $36K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.