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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.39B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

263% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 8

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 62 (+6)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.29B → $1.39B (+$103M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.38% → 87.67% (-1.7%)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.71%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
11
Increased
29
Reduced
8
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$29.3M
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$11.1M
3
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$10.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.64M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$5.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$11.5M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$11.3M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$2.39M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.73M
5
CWM
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
-$135K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Brown Advisory
26
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$710K – – –
AA
27
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$625K +$337K +8,750 +123%
UR
28
USCA RIA
Texas
$584K -$19.2K -500 -3%
ST
29
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$548K – – –
CWM
30
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$455K +$405K +10,530 +1,053%
CFD
31
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$454K +$443K +11,505 New
IA
32
IFP Advisors
Florida
$415K +$347K +9,002 +591%
BEAM
33
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$407K +$3.27K +85 +0.8%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$387K +$377K +9,803 New
FA
35
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$382K +$30.9K +803 +9%
Baird Financial Group
36
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$308K +$42.9K +1,114 +17%
EWM
37
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$269K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$268K +$3.39K +88 +1%
LNC
39
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$261K +$654 +17 +0.3%
CVM
40
Cheviot Value Management
California
$258K -$13.5K -350 -5%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$255K +$28.2K +733 +13%
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$249K +$243K +6,300 New
SPC
43
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$237K +$231K +5,996 New
WPA
44
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$235K +$229K +5,944 New
AG
45
Advisor Group
Arizona
$202K -$2.23K -58 -1%
LTFS
46
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$179K +$39.9K +1,036 +30%
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$169K +$5.93K +154 +4%
TCOV
48
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$146K – – –
US Bancorp
49
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$118K +$18.4K +477 +19%
AWMS
50
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$58K – – –
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

62 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.39B — up 8% from $1.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $29.3M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 62 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2016, up from 56 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.39B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Northern Trust, an estimated $29.3M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2016 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.