FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $484M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 28 (+4)
0.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.47% → 89.61% (-0.86%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $490M → $484M (-$5.44M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$32.2M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.08M |
| 3 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
+$818K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$459K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$214K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$23.5M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.3M |
| 3 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$1.18M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$642K |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$519K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $12K | +$12.1K | +343 | New |
|
|
WEC
27
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $5.23K | – | – | – |
|
|
HI
28
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| $5K | -$11.3K | -320 | -69% |
|
|
29
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$1.3M | -37,157 | Closed |
|
QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
28 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $484M — down 1.1% from $490M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new QDF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $32.2M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $23.5M.
- 28 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2014, up from 24 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $484M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2014, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Northern Trust, an estimated $32.2M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $23.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.