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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $300M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 18

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $276M → $300M (+$24.1M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6264 (+2)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.18%68.92% (+0.74%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
64
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.23%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
25
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$184M -$18.9M -466,662 -10%
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$32.3M -$1.94M -47,826 -6%
RW
3
RVW Wealth
California
$12.4M +$800K +19,728 +7%
CAN
4
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5.15M +$292K +7,189 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.91M -$336K -8,291 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.14M +$1.6M +39,385 +66%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.68M +$21.6K +533 +0.6%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$3.67M +$468K +11,527 +15%
PAG
9
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.53M +$245K +6,040 +8%
WAS
10
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$3.5M +$270K +6,647 +9%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.98M -$577K -14,216 -17%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.69M -$453K -11,159 -15%
AI
13
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.52M -$82.2K -2,025 -3%
CF
14
Centaurus Financial
California
$2.39M -$133K -3,268 -5%
AWM
15
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$2.37M +$315K +7,769 +16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.94M +$231K +5,687 +14%
SPC
17
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.93M +$290K +7,159 +18%
FF
18
Fluent Financial
Texas
$1.91M +$102K +2,523 +6%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.78M +$1.3M +31,961 +299%
AIC
20
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$1.75M +$310K +7,634 +22%
FTUS
21
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.71M +$1.66M +40,801 New
AFP
22
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.6M +$72.6K +1,790 +5%
LNB
23
Ledyard National Bank
$1.36M -$170K -4,200 -11%
RFN
24
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.35M +$109K +2,696 +9%
SDH
25
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$1.21M -$109K -2,675 -8%

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

64 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $300M — up 8.7% from $276M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $1.66M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $18.9M.

  • 64 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q2 2020, up from 62 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $300M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q2 2020, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q2 2020 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q2 2020 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $1.66M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q2 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $18.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.