FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
20 hedge funds and large institutions have $154M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 6
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 20 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.21% → 86.11% (-0.1%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $162M → $154M (-$8.54M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$1.13M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$876K |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$689K |
| 4 |
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$482K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$397K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.31M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$618K |
| 3 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$265K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$262K |
| 5 |
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$77.5K |
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
20 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $154M — down 5.3% from $162M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was 3D Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.13M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $1.31M.
- 20 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2015, up from 19 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $154M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $1.13M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Northern Trust, an estimated $1.31M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.