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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $265M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9

1.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.5% → 84.66% (+1.2%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $265M (+$1.77M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 30 → 30 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
30
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
3
Increased
11
Reduced
9
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.56M
2
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
+$1.5M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$629K
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$217K
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$199K

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$5.33M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.46M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$400K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$263K
5
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$259K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$203M -$5.33M -130,373 -3%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$30.3M +$1.5M +36,585 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.85M -$201K -4,914 -2%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.44M -$400K -9,776 -8%
LNB
5
Ledyard National Bank
$2.83M -$104K -2,550 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.6M +$1.56M +38,091 +155%
AI
7
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.45M +$111K +2,714 +5%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.7M +$20.2K +495 +1%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.62M +$44.4K +1,086 +3%
LFAS
10
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$1.5M -$191K -4,667 -11%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$1.21M -$90.3K -2,210 -7%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$891K -$7.36K -180 -0.8%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$668K +$5.27K +129 +0.8%
EA
14
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$653K – – –
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$639K +$629K +15,390 New
SPC
16
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$455K – – –
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$447K -$2.46M -60,152 -85%
SWP
18
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$307K +$20.4K +500 +7%
CC
19
Courier Capital
New York
$292K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$251K – – –
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$220K +$217K +5,307 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$203K +$199K +4,876 New
AG
23
Advisor Group
Arizona
$137K +$409 +10 +0.3%
IWM
24
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$94K +$73.9K +1,809 +416%
PMFA
25
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$51K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

30 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $265M — up 0.67% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QDEF was balanced in Q3 2017: 3 funds opened new positions, 3 closed out, 11 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $1.56M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $5.33M.

  • 30 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2017, unchanged from Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $265M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 0.67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.56M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $5.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.