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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $347M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 3

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 18

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 69 (+7)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $312M → $347M (+$35.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.06% → 70.47% (-0.59%)

Holders
69
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.29%
% 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
10
Increased
28
Reduced
18
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$11.8M
2
FF
Fluent Financial
Texas
+$2.03M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.33M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.03M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$938K

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.34M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$891K
3
Lido Advisors
Lido Advisors
California
-$549K
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$379K
5
3AM
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
-$353K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$233M +$11.8M +252,723 +5%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$32.9M -$353K -7,571 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.55M -$351K -7,523 -5%
Lido Advisors
4
Lido Advisors
California
$6.11M -$549K -11,768 -8%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.42M +$1.03M +22,061 +24%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.31M +$132K +2,834 +3%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$3.68M +$325K +6,970 +10%
PAG
8
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.56M +$95.9K +2,056 +3%
NB
9
NBT Bank
New York
$3.46M +$80.7K +1,730 +2%
AI
10
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.14M +$53K +1,135 +2%
WAS
11
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$2.82M +$2.75M +58,955 New
CF
12
Centaurus Financial
California
$2.53M +$675K +14,458 +38%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.48M -$247K -5,303 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.09M +$1.33M +28,539 +187%
FF
15
Fluent Financial
Texas
$2.08M +$2.03M +43,472 New
1NWS
16
1 North Wealth Services
Maryland
$2.04M +$58.7K +1,259 +3%
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.91M -$4.95K -106 -0.3%
LNB
18
Ledyard National Bank
$1.8M -$81.6K -1,750 -4%
CAN
19
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.73M +$138K +2,957 +9%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.61M -$116K -2,479 -7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.6M +$553K +11,862 +55%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.57M -$933 -20 -0.1%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.39M -$2.34M -50,093 -63%
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.38M +$208K +4,469 +18%
SDH
25
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$1.38M +$1.35M +28,920 New
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

69 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $347M — up 11% from $312M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $11.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.34M.

  • 69 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2019, up from 62 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $347M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $11.8M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.