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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

21 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 6

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $200M (+$23.9M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2021 (+1)

2.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.58%90.91% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
21
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
0.56%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
7
Reduced
6
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$151M +$18.6M +513,849 +14%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$24.4M -$687K -19,023 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.13M -$572K -15,842 -6%
LNB
4
Ledyard National Bank
$3.17M -$134K -3,700 -4%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.75M +$484K +13,386 +22%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.55M +$1.52M +42,062 New
LTFS
7
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.39M +$37.1K +1,026 +3%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$1.33M -$746K -20,655 -37%
AI
9
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.21M +$308K +8,520 +36%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$750K -$15.2K -421 -2%
VFS
11
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$691K +$195K +5,395 +40%
SPC
12
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$619K
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$481K +$471K +13,028 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$251K +$37K +1,025 +18%
CC
15
Courier Capital
New York
$209K +$204K +5,655 New
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$110K -$189K -5,226 -64%
PMFA
17
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$83K +$80.9K +2,240 New
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$40K +$40.3K +1,115 New
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$20K
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K +$36 +1 +0.6%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$113K -3,130 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$59K -1,635 Closed
AIG
23
American International Group
New York
-$11K -315 Closed

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

21 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $200M — up 14% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new QDEF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $18.6M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $746K.

  • 21 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2016, up from 20 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $200M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Northern Trust, an estimated $18.6M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $746K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.