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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $312M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

210% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 10

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5662 (+6)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $312M (+$28.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.43%71.06% (-1.4%)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.71%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
31
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
$211M +$6.66M +147,194 +3%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$31.8M +$506K +11,185 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.61M -$185K -4,082 -3%
Lido Advisors
4
Lido Advisors
California
$6.38M +$6.32M +139,616 New
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.18M +$246K +5,446 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.99M +$27.5K +607 +0.7%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.62M +$182K +4,012 +5%
PAG
8
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.31M -$12.8K -282 -0.4%
NB
9
NBT Bank
New York
$3.23M +$3.2M +70,750 New
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$3.2M +$426K +9,414 +16%
AI
11
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.95M +$207K +4,566 +8%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.62M +$62.3K +1,376 +2%
1NWS
13
1 North Wealth Services
Maryland
$1.89M +$1.87M +41,351 New
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.82M -$640K -14,143 -26%
LNB
15
Ledyard National Bank
$1.8M -$90.5K -2,000 -5%
CF
16
Centaurus Financial
California
$1.76M +$347K +7,672 +25%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.65M +$56.7K +1,252 +4%
CAN
18
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.51M +$38.5K +850 +3%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.5M +$778K +17,183 +110%
MWM
20
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.3M -$35.3K -779 -3%
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.12M +$487K +10,762 +79%
RFN
22
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.12M +$179K +3,966 +20%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$990K -$10.3K -227 -1%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$891K +$587K +12,974 +199%
SPC
25
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$869K -$18.3K -404 -2%

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

62 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $312M — up 10% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $6.66M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $1.2M.

  • 62 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2019, up from 56 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $312M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $6.66M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $1.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.