FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $570M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $562M → $570M (+$8.42M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8
2.16% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.78% → 85.61% (-2.2%)
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 24 (-5)
71% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$32.2M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.43M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$732K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$521K |
| 5 |
LWA
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
|
+$447K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$4.24M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.18M |
| 3 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$1.87M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.59M |
| 5 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$1.11M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CA
26
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$1.11M | -30,124 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$312K | -8,500 | Closed |
|
|
ZB
28
Zions Bancorporation
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| – | -$136K | -3,700 | Closed |
|
29
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$15K | -409 | Closed |
|
30
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$1K | -37 | Closed |
|
QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
24 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $570M — up 1.5% from $562M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of QDF and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $32.2M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $4.24M.
- 24 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2015, down from 29 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $570M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Northern Trust, an estimated $32.2M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $4.24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.