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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 3

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 17 → 19 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156M → $162M (+$6.34M)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.93% → 86.21% (+0.28%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
19
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
0.51%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
2
Increased
11
Reduced
3
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$11.3M
2
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
+$876K
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$500K
4
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
+$478K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$409K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.66M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$562K
3
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$21.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$120M +$11.3M +309,821 +10%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$26.4M +$478K +13,059 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.41M +$500K +13,673 +5%
LTFS
4
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.2M +$409K +11,182 +50%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$871K -$3.66M -100,001 -80%
BAAM
6
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$851K +$876K +23,933 New
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$733K -$562K -15,354 -43%
AI
8
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$733K +$102K +2,785 +16%
SPC
9
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$616K +$29.1K +794 +5%
VFS
10
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$468K -$21.7K -594 -4%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$386K +$257K +7,012 +182%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$368K +$47.2K +1,289 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$296K +$169K +4,626 +125%
CA
14
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$265K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$226K +$11.7K +320 +5%
AIG
16
American International Group
New York
$12.4K +$4.94K +135 +63%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4K +$4.39K +120 New

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

19 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $162M — up 4.1% from $156M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new QDEF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $3.66M.

  • 19 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2015, up from 17 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $162M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Northern Trust, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.