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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 56 (+6)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.29B (+$70.9M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 17

1.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.2% → 89.38% (-1.8%)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+12%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
9
Increased
17
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$15.5M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$13.9M
3
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
+$5.29M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.73M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$949K

Top Sellers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$2.22M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.9M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$1.72M
4
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$725K
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$621K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BEAM
26
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$387K +$54.5K +1,440 +16%
FA
27
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$336K -$14.9K -393 -4%
AA
28
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$269K – – –
CVM
29
Cheviot Value Management
California
$260K +$261K +6,880 New
EWM
30
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$258K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$254K -$137K -3,606 -35%
Baird Financial Group
32
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$253K +$253K +6,679 New
LNC
33
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$250K +$22.7K +600 +10%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$217K -$77.9K -2,057 -26%
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$204K +$204K +5,377 New
AG
36
Advisor Group
Arizona
$195K +$16.3K +431 +9%
Fifth Third Bancorp
37
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$157K – – –
TCOV
38
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$140K – – –
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$133K +$17.2K +455 +15%
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$95K – – –
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
$58K +$43.1K +1,137 +295%
AWMS
42
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$56K – – –
CWM
43
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$47K +$47K +1,242 New
HI
44
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$39K – – –
CWM
45
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$38K +$37.9K +1,000 New
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$25K +$24.8K +655 New
SEI Investments
47
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$23K +$22.7K +599 New
MSFP
48
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$13K – – –
PWM
49
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$12K +$12.5K +330 New
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

56 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.29B — up 5.8% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Trust, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $2.22M.

  • 56 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2016, up from 50 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.29B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was TIAA CREF Trust, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2016 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $2.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.