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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 22

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.99% → 73.86% (-0.13%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $344M → $326M (-$17.1M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 78 (-5)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
78
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.02%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
31
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$3.24M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$2.23M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.98M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.78M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$945K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$4.38M
2
FFN
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
-$1.53M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.32M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.29M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$191M -$1.32M -23,632 -0.7%
RW
2
RVW Wealth
California
$20.9M +$255K +4,580 +1%
AAS
3
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$10.5M +$3.01K +54 +0%
KAS
4
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$7.77M -$13.3K -239 -0.2%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$7.46M +$945K +16,954 +15%
GM
6
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$7.01M -$80.3K -1,440 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.2M -$225K -4,027 -4%
ACA
8
Aspire Capital Advisors
Washington
$5.83M +$56.6K +1,015 +1%
KPWS
9
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$5.36M +$87.6K +1,572 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.19M +$1.78M +31,960 +76%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.91M +$139K +2,489 +4%
RW
12
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$3.26M +$112K +2,000 +4%
AWM
13
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$3.25M +$12K +215 +0.4%
SDH
14
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$3.15M +$346K +6,205 +13%
CF
15
Centaurus Financial
California
$3.08M -$4.38M -78,506 -59%
CAN
16
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.92M -$57.8K -1,036 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.49M +$293K +5,257 +14%
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.26M +$2.23M +40,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.21M +$736K +13,205 +51%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.16M -$37.4K -671 -2%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.14M -$86.6K -1,553 -4%
SFS
22
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$2.12M +$3.24M +58,056 New
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$2.01M +$1.98M +35,519 New
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.72M +$140K +2,507 +9%
MML Investors Services
25
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.71M +$244K +4,379 +17%
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

78 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $326M — down 5% from $344M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QDEF and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.24M. The largest seller was Centaurus Financial, cutting an estimated $4.38M.

  • 78 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2022, down from 83 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $326M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2022, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $3.24M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Centaurus Financial, an estimated $4.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.