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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $344M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $311M → $344M (+$32.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 83 (+5)

1.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.71% → 73.99% (+1.3%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
83
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.41%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
21
Reduced
29
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
+$7.08M
2
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
+$1.08M
3
RW
RVW Wealth
California
+$665K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$602K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$533K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$7.7M
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$1.56M
3
RTL
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
-$1.36M
4
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
-$811K
5
RFN
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
-$783K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$201M -$7.7M -136,302 -4%
RW
2
RVW Wealth
California
$21.7M +$665K +11,773 +3%
AAS
3
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$11M +$10.5M +185,348 New
KAS
4
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$8.16M +$431K +7,639 +6%
CF
5
Centaurus Financial
California
$7.87M -$42.3K -750 -0.6%
GM
6
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$7.43M +$7.08M +125,483 New
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$6.81M -$21K -372 -0.3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.73M -$130K -2,297 -2%
ACA
9
Aspire Capital Advisors
Washington
$6.04M +$5.77M +102,109 New
KPWS
10
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$5.52M +$15.8K +280 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.95M -$23K -407 -0.6%
AWM
12
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$3.39M -$405K -7,181 -11%
RW
13
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$3.3M – – –
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.12M -$116K -2,062 -4%
SDH
15
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$2.63M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.5M +$602K +10,654 +34%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.34M +$7.23K +128 +0.3%
HWA
18
Heritage Way Advisors
Illinois
$2.31M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.3M -$1.56M -27,603 -42%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.3M +$20.2K +358 +0.9%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.65M +$125K +2,221 +9%
FTUS
22
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.64M +$227K +4,015 +17%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.61M – – –
MML Investors Services
24
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.53M +$54.5K +966 +4%
FFN
25
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.53M -$131K -2,315 -8%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

83 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $344M — up 11% from $311M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GeoWealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.08M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $7.7M.

  • 83 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2021, up from 78 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $344M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was GeoWealth Management, an estimated $7.08M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2021 was Northern Trust, an estimated $7.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.