FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
56 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
900% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 1
108% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 12
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 47 → 56 (+9)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $277M → $284M (+$7.01M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
3.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.57% → 72.43% (-3.1%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.39M |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$1.42M |
| 3 |
CF
Centaurus Financial
Anaheim,
California
|
+$1.34M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$785K |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$700K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
3AM
3D Asset Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$1.78M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.14M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$537K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$455K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$427K |
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
56 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $284M — up 2.5% from $277M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $3.39M. The largest seller was 3D Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.78M.
- 56 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2019, up from 47 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $284M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2019, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 1 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $3.39M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2019 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $1.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.