Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF
QDEF
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $266M invested in Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
1,000% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 1
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 71 → 80 (+9)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $248M → $266M (+$18.6M)
0.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.16% → 77.65% (+0.49%)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 28
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$1.18M |
| 2 |
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$1.05M |
| 3 |
GT
Greenleaf Trust
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
|
+$674K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$591K |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$579K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.21M |
| 3 |
RW
RVW Wealth
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.09M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$782K |
| 5 |
RW
REDW Wealth
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
|
-$742K |
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
80 of the 6,869 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $266M — up 7.5% from $248M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDEF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $3M.
- 80 institutional investors held Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) as of Q4 2023, up from 71 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $266M of Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 1 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $1.18M added.
- The largest Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Northern Trust, an estimated $3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.