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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $294M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.95% → 71.27% (+0.32%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $309M → $294M (-$15M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 64 (-5)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
64
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-7.25%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
27
Reduced
20
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
+$3.33M
2
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
+$1.49M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$1.35M
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$837K
5
RW
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
+$807K

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$7.26M
2
FF
Fluent Financial
Texas
-$2.04M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$2.03M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.88M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$193M -$7.26M -157,808 -4%
RW
2
RVW Wealth
California
$15M +$512K +11,130 +4%
KAS
3
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$6.6M +$1.35M +29,284 +27%
CAN
4
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$6.44M +$500K +10,862 +9%
CF
5
Centaurus Financial
California
$6.15M +$3.33M +72,507 +130%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5M -$216K -4,698 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.97M +$837K +18,202 +21%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$4.76M +$107K +2,330 +2%
WAS
9
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$4.39M +$567K +12,334 +16%
PAG
10
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$4.21M +$182K +3,948 +5%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.77M +$233K +5,060 +7%
AIC
12
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$3.56M +$1.49M +32,464 +78%
AI
13
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.01M +$355K +7,717 +14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.86M +$322K +7,012 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.75M -$1.51M -32,811 -36%
AWM
16
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$2.65M -$101K -2,199 -4%
RW
17
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$2.44M +$807K +17,550 +53%
Osaic Holdings
18
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.01M -$2.03M -44,116 -51%
RFN
19
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.88M +$17K +370 +1%
AFP
20
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.77M -$42.4K -923 -2%
SDH
21
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$1.39M -$72.4K -1,575 -5%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.33M +$139K +3,018 +12%
LNB
23
Ledyard National Bank
$1.28M -$231K -5,033 -16%
SPC
24
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.28M -$60.4K -1,314 -5%
CC
25
Courier Capital
New York
$1.07M +$34.3K +745 +3%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

64 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $294M — down 4.9% from $309M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of QDEF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Centaurus Financial, adding an estimated $3.33M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $7.26M.

  • 64 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2020, down from 69 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $294M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2020, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was Centaurus Financial, an estimated $3.33M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $7.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.