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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 21

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 76 (+5)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.52B (+$60.6M)

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.14% → 84.93% (-0.21%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.04%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
11
Increased
29
Reduced
21
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$9.07M
2
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
+$8.82M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.43M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.24M
5
CCM
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
+$1.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$10.9M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$4.76M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.06M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$199K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$182K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
26
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$895K +$50.6K +1,219 +6%
AG
27
Advisor Group
Arizona
$798K -$3.94K -95 -0.5%
UR
28
USCA RIA
Texas
$600K – – –
Citadel Advisors
29
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$593K +$580K +13,977 New
ST
30
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$590K – – –
BEAM
31
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$514K +$20.7K +500 +4%
CFD
32
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$505K +$3.4K +82 +0.7%
SPC
33
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$422K -$2.24K -54 -0.5%
Baird Financial Group
34
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$417K +$3.32K +80 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$399K +$12.6K +304 +3%
KWM
36
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$387K -$93.4K -2,250 -20%
SPIA
37
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$373K +$365K +8,795 New
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$322K +$315K +7,588 New
NL
39
NWAM LLC
Washington
$301K – – –
LNC
40
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$298K +$4.77K +115 +2%
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$294K -$67.6K -1,629 -19%
BFEC
42
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$274K – – –
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$269K -$77.6K -1,871 -23%
MC
44
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$268K +$58.2K +1,403 +28%
AA
45
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$261K -$76.8K -1,850 -23%
WTB
46
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$255K +$249K +6,000 New
EWM
47
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$247K -$41.5K -1,000 -15%
CVM
48
Cheviot Value Management
California
$239K -$15.6K -375 -6%
BTIS
49
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$238K +$115K +2,768 +96%
WPA
50
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$235K -$16.6K -400 -7%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

76 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.52B — up 4.1% from $1.46B 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 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $9.07M. The largest seller was QS Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.9M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2017, up from 71 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.52B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $9.07M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was QS Investors, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.