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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

17 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 1

113% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8 → 17 (+9)

81% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78M → $141M (+$63M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.8% → 87.35% (-4.5%)

Holders
17
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+112.5%
% of All Funds
0.45%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
5
Reduced
1
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$31.5M
2
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
+$9.9M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.74M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.17M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.01M

Top Sellers

1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$94.1M +$31.5M +901,128 +52%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$27.1M +$9.9M +283,208 +60%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.92M +$6.74M +192,840 New
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.24M +$3.17M +90,584 New
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.08M +$3.01M +86,022 New
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$2.49M +$2.43M +69,417 New
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.23M -$1.5M -42,911 -56%
SPC
8
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$637K +$620K +17,748 New
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$633K +$617K +17,652 New
AI
10
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$619K +$304K +8,704 +102%
VFS
11
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$388K +$54.7K +1,565 +17%
CA
12
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$270K +$31.5K +900 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$253K +$247K +7,064 New
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$61K +$59.4K +1,700 New
AIG
15
American International Group
New York
$7.71K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
16
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$35 +1 New

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

17 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $141M — up 81% from $78M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $31.5M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $1.5M.

  • 17 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2014, up from 8 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $141M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 81% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 0 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Northern Trust, an estimated $31.5M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $1.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.