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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $311M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7378 (+5)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.83%72.71% (-0.12%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $352M → $311M (-$41.4M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.85%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
27
Reduced
25
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$188M -$8.33M -151,409 -4%
RW
2
RVW Wealth
California
$19M +$622K +11,302 +3%
AIC
3
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$9.64M +$3.38M +61,326 +51%
CF
4
Centaurus Financial
California
$7.11M +$133K +2,409 +2%
KAS
5
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$6.92M +$23.6K +428 +0.3%
WAS
6
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$6.19M +$424K +7,704 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.17M -$131K -2,381 -2%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$6.13M +$1.16M +21,124 +22%
KPWS
9
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$4.94M +$120K +2,187 +2%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.57M +$203K +3,692 +6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.53M +$6.38K +116 +0.2%
AWM
12
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$3.42M +$183K +3,331 +5%
RW
13
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$2.96M
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.91M +$18.6K +338 +0.6%
SDH
15
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$2.63M +$275K +4,993 +11%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.09M -$170K -3,096 -7%
HWA
17
Heritage Way Advisors
Illinois
$2.07M -$296K -5,376 -12%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.04M -$3.27M -59,458 -61%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.67M -$502K -9,113 -22%
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.63M +$291K +5,289 +21%
FFN
21
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.5M +$188K +3,407 +14%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.44M +$451K +8,199 +43%
RFN
23
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.4M -$265K -4,810 -15%
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.37M +$591K +10,741 +72%
RTL
25
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
$1.36M +$1.63M +29,663 New

QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

78 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $311M — down 12% from $352M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDEF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameritas Investment Company, adding an estimated $3.38M. The largest seller was 3D/L Capital Management, cutting an estimated $30.5M.

  • 78 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q3 2021, up from 73 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $311M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q3 2021, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q3 2021 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q3 2021 was Ameritas Investment Company, an estimated $3.38M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q3 2021 was 3D/L Capital Management, an estimated $30.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.