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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

23 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 7

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 20 → 23 (+3)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $154M → $165M (+$11.3M)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.11% → 87.58% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
23
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+15%
% of All Funds
0.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
9
Reduced
7
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
+$3.33M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.21M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.04M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$906K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$493K

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.72M
2
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$621K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$373K
4
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$62.9K
5
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
-$49.3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$114M -$1.72M -48,926 -1%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$26.2M -$621K -17,617 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.91M +$66K +1,873 +0.7%
LNB
4
Ledyard National Bank
$3.27M +$3.33M +94,555 New
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$2.85M +$2.21M +62,757 +319%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.79M +$1.04M +29,474 +133%
LTFS
7
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.54M +$415K +11,769 +36%
BAAM
8
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$1.26M -$49.3K -1,400 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.13M +$906K +25,724 +376%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$931K +$493K +13,998 +107%
AI
11
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$902K +$79K +2,244 +9%
SPC
12
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$601K -$62.9K -1,787 -9%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$500K -$373K -10,581 -42%
VFS
14
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$379K -$211 -6 -0.1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$220K -$705 -20 -0.3%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$114K +$105K +2,988 +943%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$57K +$28.4K +806 +97%
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$16K – – –
PSI
19
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$9K +$8.77K +249 New
AFP
20
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$7K +$7.04K +200 New
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5K +$5.57K +158 New
RIA
22
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$11K -350 Closed

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

23 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $165M — up 7.4% from $154M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ledyard National Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.33M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $1.72M.

  • 23 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2015, up from 20 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $165M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Ledyard National Bank, an estimated $3.33M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Northern Trust, an estimated $1.72M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.