Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF
QDEF
98 hedge funds and large institutions have $378M invested in Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
64% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $10.4M | Capital outflows: $6.33M
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 27
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 88 → 98 (+10)
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.63% → 78.85% (+0.22%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $56K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.03M |
| 2 |
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$898K |
| 3 |
Smartleaf Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$843K |
| 4 |
Simon Quick Advisors
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$762K |
| 5 |
Equitable Holdings
New York
|
+$693K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.44M |
| 2 |
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Lynnfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.88M |
| 3 |
Greenleaf Trust
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
|
-$801K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$282K |
| 5 |
Beam Wealth Advisors
Covington,
Louisiana
|
-$229K |
QDEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
98 of the 7,653 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $378M — up 9.2% from $346M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new QDEF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $2.44M.
- 98 institutional investors held Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF (QDEF) as of Q3 2025, up from 88 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $378M of Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 0 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.03M added.
- The largest Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $2.44M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.