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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.54B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 16

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.47B → $1.54B (+$67.8M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 92 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

0.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.21% → 82.27% (-0.94%)

Holders
92
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
11
Increased
34
Reduced
16
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$17.4M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.61M
3
CWM
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
+$2.3M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.61M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.51M

Top Sellers

1
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
-$17.5M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$10.7M
3
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
-$3M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.49M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$929K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HPC
26
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$1.63M – – –
RJT
27
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$1.61M – – –
FHA
28
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.61M +$40.9K +872 +3%
LWA
29
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.27M +$123K +2,617 +11%
Brown Advisory
30
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.16M +$180K +3,829 +19%
OC
31
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.02M +$1.03K +22 +0.1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$917K +$173K +3,677 +23%
AG
33
Advisor Group
Arizona
$849K -$17K -363 -2%
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$816K +$643K +13,699 +386%
NWS
35
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$777K +$57.6K +1,227 +8%
UR
36
USCA RIA
Texas
$762K +$18.9K +403 +3%
ST
37
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$658K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$658K +$177K +3,764 +37%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$639K +$88.3K +1,881 +16%
RJA
40
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$619K -$92.5K -1,970 -13%
SBL
41
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$563K +$279K +5,950 +100%
BEAM
42
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$495K -$469 -10 -0.1%
ET
43
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$487K +$484K +10,300 New
NL
44
NWAM LLC
Washington
$480K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$478K +$207K +4,400 +77%
CAN
46
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$410K – – –
AFP
47
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$329K -$45K -958 -12%
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$328K +$10K +214 +3%
BFEC
49
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$297K – – –
SPC
50
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$283K +$20.9K +446 +8%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

92 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.54B — up 4.6% from $1.47B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDF positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 34 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $17.4M. The largest seller was Alaska Permanent Capital Management, cutting an estimated $17.5M.

  • 92 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.54B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $17.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Alaska Permanent Capital Management, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.