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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 2

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 18

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 71 (+9)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.43B (+$40.9M)

1.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.67% → 85.82% (-1.8%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+14.52%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
29
Reduced
18
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$44.6M
2
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
+$12.7M
3
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$10.9M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.75M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.76M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$58.3M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$16M
3
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$6.42M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.29M
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$3.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VKH
26
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1M +$992K +24,551 New
CWM
27
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$938K +$463K +11,450 +99%
OC
28
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$811K +$32.9K +815 +4%
Brown Advisory
29
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$735K – – –
IA
30
IFP Advisors
Florida
$592K +$161K +3,977 +38%
UR
31
USCA RIA
Texas
$587K -$16.6K -410 -3%
ST
32
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$567K – – –
KWM
33
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$520K +$515K +12,750 New
CFD
34
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$479K +$9.62K +238 +2%
BEAM
35
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$429K +$8.08K +200 +2%
Stifel Financial
36
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$356K -$400K -9,908 -53%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$354K +$75.5K +1,869 +27%
SPC
38
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$353K +$107K +2,649 +44%
AA
39
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$334K -$309K -7,650 -48%
Baird Financial Group
40
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$308K -$9.74K -241 -3%
LNC
41
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$296K +$25.4K +628 +9%
CVM
42
Cheviot Value Management
California
$289K +$21.8K +540 +8%
EWM
43
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$278K – – –
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$271K +$6.79K +168 +3%
CAN
45
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$263K +$262K +6,480 New
AG
46
Advisor Group
Arizona
$248K +$40K +989 +19%
WPA
47
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$243K – – –
CIA
48
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$211K +$209K +5,163 New
MC
49
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$209K +$207K +5,130 New
FA
50
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$204K -$189K -4,680 -48%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

71 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.43B — up 2.9% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QDF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $44.6M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $58.3M.

  • 71 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2017, up from 62 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.43B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $44.6M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $58.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.