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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 13

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.07B → $1.17B (+$106M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 104 (+7)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.12% → 82.27% (+1.2%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
104
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.22%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
22
Increased
25
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$13.2M
2
BSW
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
+$12.1M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.27M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.97M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$3.29M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$29.6M
2
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$3.85M
3
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
-$3.24M
4
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
-$2.93M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFO
26
CVA Family Office
Colorado
$2.88M -$6.03K -128 -0.2%
BFEC
27
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.75M +$159K +3,372 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.72M +$854K +18,132 +49%
FFA
29
First Foundation Advisors
California
$2.69M +$2.57M +54,500 New
TW
30
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$2.64M -$2.93M -62,130 -54%
HFA
31
HC Financial Advisors
California
$2.43M +$119K +2,518 +5%
SAM
32
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$2.05M +$1.96M +41,520 New
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.01M +$1.91M +40,642 New
HPC
34
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$1.71M – – –
MML Investors Services
35
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.57M +$758K +16,093 +102%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.5M -$154K -3,279 -10%
Osaic Holdings
37
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.42M +$88.7K +1,883 +7%
TCOV
38
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$1.41M -$30.6K -650 -2%
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.33M +$341K +7,241 +41%
ST
40
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.29M +$1.23M +26,081 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
41
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.17M +$1.11M +23,556 New
EVM
42
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.16M – – –
JWBC
43
John W. Brooker & Co
California
$1.09M -$54.1K -1,148 -5%
NWS
44
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$916K – – –
OC
45
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$797K +$801 +17 +0.1%
QI
46
QS Investors
New York
$642K +$611K +12,982 New
ST
47
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$631K – – –
BCI
48
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$595K -$63.5K -1,348 -10%
NL
49
NWAM LLC
Washington
$554K +$42.9K +910 +9%
CWM
50
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$473K -$48.9K -1,039 -10%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

104 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.17B — up 9.9% from $1.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QDF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $29.6M.

  • 104 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2020, up from 97 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2020, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $29.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.