FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF
69 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $244M → $269M (+$24.5M)
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.21% → 76.65% (+0.44%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 71 → 69 (-2)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 24
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.07M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$2.37M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.3M |
| 4 |
GT
Greenleaf Trust
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
|
+$982K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$468K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.47M |
| 2 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.09M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.89M |
| 4 |
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.8M |
| 5 |
CF
Centaurus Financial
Anaheim,
California
|
-$1.13M |
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
69 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $269M — up 10% from $244M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QDEF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $4.07M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.47M sold.
- 69 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q4 2022, down from 71 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $269M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q4 2022, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q4 2022 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q4 2022 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.07M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q4 2022 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $3.47M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.