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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 21

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.47%68.18% (-2.3%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6962 (-7)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $347M → $276M (-$71.3M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
62
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-10.14%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$177M -$74.3K -1,675 -0%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$29.8M +$5.81M +131,099 +19%
RW
3
RVW Wealth
California
$10.1M +$12.3M +277,077 New
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.57M -$511K -11,521 -8%
CAN
5
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4.22M +$3.54M +79,889 +221%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.18M -$121K -2,723 -3%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.12M -$1.24M -27,890 -25%
PAG
8
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.85M +$178K +4,019 +5%
WAS
9
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$2.81M +$804K +18,138 +31%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$2.78M -$30K -677 -0.9%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.75M +$3.35M +75,504 New
AI
12
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.27M -$158K -3,560 -5%
CF
13
Centaurus Financial
California
$2.2M +$334K +7,543 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.17M +$701K +15,808 +36%
AWM
15
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.78M +$2.17M +48,897 New
FF
16
Fluent Financial
Texas
$1.57M -$14.5K -327 -0.8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.48M +$320K +7,225 +22%
AFP
18
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.44M +$1.62M +36,447 New
SPC
19
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.42M +$853K +19,248 +98%
LNB
20
Ledyard National Bank
$1.34M -$39.9K -900 -2%
AIC
21
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$1.24M +$587K +13,242 +63%
SDH
22
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$1.15M +$116K +2,625 +9%
RFN
23
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.07M +$147K +3,307 +13%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.05M -$12.7K -286 -1%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$979K -$1.11M -25,058 -48%

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

62 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $276M — down 21% from $347M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of QDEF and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was RVW Wealth, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Lido Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.11M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2020, down from 69 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $276M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was RVW Wealth, an estimated $12.3M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2020 was Lido Advisors, an estimated $6.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.