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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $239M → $258M (+$19.6M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2526 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10

0.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.31%86.46% (-0.84%)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$201M +$11.3M +286,143 +6%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$27.9M +$951K +24,003 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.2M +$197K +4,966 +2%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.36M +$374K +9,448 +9%
LNB
5
Ledyard National Bank
$2.94M -$277K -7,000 -9%
AI
6
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.1M +$285K +7,190 +16%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.93M -$43.4K -1,095 -2%
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.64M +$1.74K +44 +0.1%
LFAS
9
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$1.63M -$68.8K -1,738 -4%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$1.3M +$21.3K +538 +2%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$783K -$25.7K -648 -3%
EA
12
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$630K +$623K +15,735 New
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$582K +$122K +3,071 +27%
SPC
14
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$439K -$282K -7,115 -39%
CC
15
Courier Capital
New York
$278K +$19.8K +501 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$260K -$12.7K -321 -5%
IA
17
IFP Advisors
Florida
$257K +$60.7K +1,532 +31%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$242K -$135K -3,405 -36%
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$81K
PMFA
20
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$50K -$28.3K -715 -37%
WPA
21
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$40.3K -$27.7K -700 -41%
GAM
22
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$24K +$23.8K +600 New
GWS
23
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$18K +$18K +455 New
PNC Financial Services Group
24
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5K -$1.31K -33 -20%
IWM
25
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2K +$1.94K +49 New

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

26 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $258M — up 8.2% from $239M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.33M sold.

  • 26 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2017, up from 25 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $258M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.