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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.65B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 15

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 91 (+15)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.65B (+$124M)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.93% → 84.85% (-0.08%)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+19.74%
% of All Funds
2.06%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
22
Increased
30
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.13M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.63M
3
CCM
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
+$1.6M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.03M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$912K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$4.45M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.93M
3
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$866K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$669K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$653K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HFA
26
HC Financial Advisors
California
$1.48M +$1.43M +32,861 New
NWS
27
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$1.26M +$1.17M +26,847 New
BMCM
28
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.13M – – –
FAIM
29
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.06M +$1.03M +23,606 New
OC
30
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$975K +$23.8K +546 +3%
Brown Advisory
31
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$968K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$942K +$912K +20,921 New
SPIA
33
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$886K +$475K +10,896 +124%
AG
34
Advisor Group
Arizona
$853K +$4.23K +97 +0.5%
UR
35
USCA RIA
Texas
$667K +$8.8K +202 +1%
ST
36
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$626K – – –
LNC
37
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$598K +$273K +6,268 +89%
BEAM
38
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$519K -$25.7K -590 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$479K +$53.6K +1,229 +13%
FNBT
40
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$460K +$446K +10,225 New
SPC
41
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$458K +$9.41K +216 +2%
Baird Financial Group
42
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$445K +$2.62K +60 +0.6%
KWM
43
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$411K – – –
CAN
44
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$406K +$393K +9,027 New
Koshinski Asset Management
45
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$337K +$326K +7,487 New
NL
46
NWAM LLC
Washington
$320K – – –
BTIS
47
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$313K +$58.5K +1,343 +24%
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$303K +$16.7K +382 +6%
CAN
49
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$286K -$27.8K -638 -9%
BFEC
50
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$283K -$7.28K -167 -3%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

91 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.65B — up 8.2% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QDF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $5.13M. The largest seller was TIAA FSB, cutting an estimated $4.45M.

  • 91 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2017, up from 76 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.65B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.13M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2017 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $4.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.