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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 21

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.7% → 83.31% (-0.39%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.48B → $1.44B (-$45.3M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 94 (-2)

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
94
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.08%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
11
Increased
35
Reduced
21
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$6.95M
2
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
+$5.01M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.56M
4
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
+$3.52M
5
RMC
Regis Management Company
California
+$2.59M

Top Sellers

1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$42.6M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$28.9M
3
CB
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
-$7.47M
4
CCM
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
-$1.2M
5
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FF
26
Fluent Financial
Texas
$2.49M -$134K -3,003 -5%
CWM
27
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$2.41M +$7.17K +160 +0.3%
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.33M +$1.03M +22,906 +79%
FHA
29
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.26M +$77.9K +1,740 +4%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.24M +$2.24M +50,011 New
LWA
31
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$2.11M +$120K +2,682 +6%
HFA
32
HC Financial Advisors
California
$2.1M -$1.07K -24 -0.1%
BMCM
33
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2M +$262K +5,840 +15%
NWS
34
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$1.81M +$114K +2,547 +7%
TCOV
35
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$1.73M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.71M +$1.7M +38,063 New
HPC
37
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$1.55M – – –
BFEC
38
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.55M +$431K +9,630 +39%
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.5M +$1.01M +22,505 +206%
RJT
40
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$1.23M – – –
OC
41
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$963K +$38.2K +853 +4%
AFP
42
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$934K +$353K +7,871 +63%
AWM
43
Aries Wealth Management
Maine
$920K +$79.4K +1,772 +10%
UR
44
USCA RIA
Texas
$734K +$15.4K +343 +2%
AG
45
Advisor Group
Arizona
$653K -$1.48K -33 -0.2%
CB
46
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$620K -$7.47M -166,881 -92%
ST
47
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$575K – – –
GWM
48
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$521K +$107K +2,384 +26%
UCFA
49
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$470K +$469K +10,482 New
CFGS
50
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$463K +$851 +19 +0.2%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

94 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.44B — down 3.1% from $1.48B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QDF was balanced in Q2 2019: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 35 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was QS Investors, adding an estimated $6.95M. The largest seller was TIAA FSB, cutting an estimated $42.6M.

  • 94 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2019, down from 96 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2019, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was QS Investors, an estimated $6.95M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2019 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $42.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.