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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $286M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 3

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 87 (+7)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $286M (+$16.8M)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 25

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.46% → 77.4% (-1.1%)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.75%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
24
Reduced
25
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$1.53M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$853K
3
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
+$798K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$621K
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$573K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$4.36M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.1M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$1.23M
4
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
-$1.11M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$212M -$4.36M -71,034 -2%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$9.84M +$150K +2,439 +2%
RW
3
RVW Wealth
California
$7.36M -$961K -15,663 -12%
SDH
4
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$3.79M +$90.2K +1,470 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.81M -$3.1M -50,530 -54%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.55M +$253K +4,116 +12%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.37M +$621K +10,118 +38%
Cetera Investment Advisers
8
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.06M +$1.53M +24,848 +346%
GT
9
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$2.02M – – –
Creative Planning
10
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.93M – – –
RTL
11
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
$1.78M +$4.85K +79 +0.3%
MML Investors Services
12
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.77M +$233K +3,788 +16%
LSA
13
L & S Advisors
California
$1.6M +$19.1K +312 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.46M +$328K +5,347 +31%
CAN
15
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.41M -$36.5K -595 -3%
SRA
16
Secured Retirement Advisors
Minnesota
$1.29M -$25.5K -415 -2%
William Blair & Company
17
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.16M +$2.46K +40 +0.2%
BG
18
Benedetti & Gucer
Georgia
$1.13M -$202K -3,299 -16%
CC
19
Courier Capital
New York
$1.04M -$70.1K -1,142 -7%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.02M -$439K -7,150 -31%
RW
21
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$985K – – –
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$913K +$853K +13,902 +4,413%
PSF
23
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$883K – – –
AAS
24
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$881K +$79.7K +1,299 +10%
ECG
25
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$876K – – –
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QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

87 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $286M — up 6.3% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $1.53M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $4.36M.

  • 87 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) as of Q1 2024, up from 80 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $286M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock for Q1 2024, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 3 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $1.53M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Northern Trust, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.