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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

25 hedge funds and large institutions have $239M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221M → $239M (+$18.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.37% → 87.31% (-1.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 26 → 25 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
25
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
0.63%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$12.2M
2
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
+$201K
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$179K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$137K
5
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
+$104K

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.08M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.05M
3
CWM
Concert Wealth Management
California
-$860K
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$365K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$110K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$183M +$12.2M +323,493 +7%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$26M +$201K +5,313 +0.8%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.64M -$365K -9,638 -4%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.85M +$179K +4,733 +5%
LNB
5
Ledyard National Bank
$3.11M – – –
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.91M -$1.05M -27,855 -36%
AI
7
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.75M +$33.2K +878 +2%
LFAS
8
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$1.65M +$1.61M +42,435 New
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.58M -$19.7K -520 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.33M -$110K -2,905 -8%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$1.25M +$23.6K +622 +2%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$783K -$26K -687 -3%
SPC
13
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$701K +$49.2K +1,300 +8%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$445K +$22.1K +584 +5%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$410K -$1.08M -28,556 -73%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$366K +$137K +3,608 +62%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$264K – – –
CC
18
Courier Capital
New York
$249K +$21.6K +570 +10%
IA
19
IFP Advisors
Florida
$189K +$104K +2,750 +129%
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$78K +$11.4K +300 +17%
PMFA
21
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$76K -$37.9K -1,000 -34%
WPA
22
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$66.1K +$64.5K +1,704 New
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K +$38 +1 +0.6%
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K +$4.88K +129 New
CWM
25
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$860K -37,826 Closed
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

25 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $239M — up 8.2% from $221M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of QDEF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $1.08M.

  • 25 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2016, down from 26 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $239M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Northern Trust, an estimated $12.2M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.