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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

367% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 6

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.22B (+$168M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5050 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

0.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.29%91.2% (-0.09%)

Holders
50
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
6
Increased
28
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BEAM
26
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$322K +$9.07K +250 +3%
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$285K +$223K +6,149 +374%
AA
28
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$260K -$36.3K -1,000 -12%
EWM
29
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$250K
LNC
30
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$220K +$14.7K +405 +7%
SC
31
Savant Capital
Illinois
$218K
AG
32
Advisor Group
Arizona
$171K +$171K +4,723 New
S
33
SignatureFD
Georgia
$156K +$71.6K +1,975 +86%
Fifth Third Bancorp
34
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$152K
TCOV
35
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$136K +$134K +3,700 New
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$112K +$41.8K +1,154 +61%
CCM
37
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$105K +$104K +2,856 New
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$92K
BC
39
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$55K +$54.4K +1,500 New
AWMS
40
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$54K +$13.8K +380 +35%
HI
41
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$37K +$11.6K +320 +45%
FANJ
42
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$29K +$29.1K +802 New
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$14K -$10.4K -288 -43%
IA
44
IFP Advisors
Florida
$14K +$1.09K +30 +8%
MSFP
45
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$13K
MFS
46
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$11K
GWM
47
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$9K +$1.92K +53 +27%
FNBT
48
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$7K
WEC
49
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$5.5K
Citadel Advisors
50
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.02M -56,074 Closed

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.22B — up 16% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new QDF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 28 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $57.1M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.02M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2016, unchanged from Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.22B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Northern Trust, an estimated $57.1M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.