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FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
QDEF

Overview Fund Activity

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
87
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
32
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
$52K
Net Calls
-$52K
Net Calls Change
-$52K

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
$250M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.23M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
$12.2M
4
LWANC
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$677K
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.68M

Top Sellers

1
RTL
Red Tortoise LLC
Georgia
$276K
2
ARC
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
$0
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$420K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$0
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
$789K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$250M +$10.6M +143,363 +4%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$12.2M +$967K +13,063 +9%
RW
3
RVW Wealth
California
$6.54M +$22.9K +309 +0.4%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.23M +$4.43M +59,796 +552%
SDH
5
Sloy Dahl & Holst
Washington
$5.01M +$94K +1,270 +2%
FLPIM
6
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.73M -$398K -5,377 -8%
Raymond James Financial
7
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$4.05M +$249K +3,360 +7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
8
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.68M +$629K +8,497 +21%
TCBWMS
9
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services
Texas
$2.87M – – –
MML Investors Services
10
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.77M +$131K +1,771 +5%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.29M -$128K -1,724 -5%
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.22M – – –
Cetera Investment Advisers
13
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.18M +$94K +1,270 +5%
FCMA
14
Foresight Capital Management Advisors
Michigan
$1.94M -$112K -1,515 -5%
GT
15
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$1.9M -$148K -2,004 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.89M +$94.5K +1,276 +5%
LSA
17
L & S Advisors
California
$1.75M +$116K +1,567 +7%
RSF
18
Rik Saylor Financial
Ohio
$1.47M -$39.3K -531 -3%
William Blair & Company
19
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.33M +$4.74K +64 +0.4%
RW
20
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$1.2M +$60.9K +822 +5%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
21
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$1.17M -$4.67K -63 -0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.1M +$119K +1,603 +12%
BWA
23
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$1.1M -$47.9K -647 -4%
SCM
24
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.1M – – –
CC
25
Courier Capital
New York
$1.05M -$84.7K -1,144 -7%
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