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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $250M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 37 (+3)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.03% → 81.33% (+0.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $263M → $250M (-$13.1M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
37
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+8.82%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
5
Increased
8
Reduced
16
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$3.03M
2
PSF
Pacific Sun Financial
California
+$367K
3
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
+$237K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$193K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$148K

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$4.83M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.39M
3
LFAS
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
-$1.18M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.13M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$675K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$189M -$4.83M -109,347 -2%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$30.7M -$386K -8,732 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.66M -$1.39M -31,520 -19%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.51M +$11K +248 +0.2%
Deutsche Bank
5
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.94M +$3.03M +68,496 New
AI
6
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.58M +$65.6K +1,485 +3%
LNB
7
Ledyard National Bank
$2.16M -$393K -8,900 -15%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$1.44M +$193K +4,360 +15%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.39M -$62.3K -1,409 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.24M -$112K -2,536 -8%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$1.12M -$675K -15,277 -37%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$944K -$1.13M -25,551 -54%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$858K -$24.5K -555 -3%
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$676K +$237K +5,358 +52%
EA
15
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$675K – – –
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$647K -$32K -724 -5%
SPC
17
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$595K -$10.2K -231 -2%
PSF
18
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$357K +$367K +8,305 New
CC
19
Courier Capital
New York
$350K – – –
SWP
20
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$305K -$2.21K -50 -0.7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$264K +$68.6K +1,553 +34%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$259K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$163K -$1.46K -33 -0.9%
SG Americas Securities
24
SG Americas Securities
New York
$144K +$148K +3,346 New
IWM
25
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$91K -$2.48K -56 -3%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

37 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $250M — down 5% from $263M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new QDEF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $4.83M.

  • 37 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2018, up from 34 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $250M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $3.03M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.