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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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115 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 115 (+11)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.22B (+$45.2M)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.27% → 81.23% (-1%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 33

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
115
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+10.58%
% of All Funds
2.02%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
26
Reduced
33
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.69M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.48M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.42M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.41M
5
SAM
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
+$1.83M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$26.1M
2
CBB
Citizens Business Bank
California
-$10.8M
3
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$10.1M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.9M
5
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$3.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TW
26
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$3.07M +$217K +4,235 +8%
AWA
27
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
$3.03M -$133K -2,586 -4%
RJFSA
28
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.97M -$129K -2,513 -4%
FFA
29
First Foundation Advisors
California
$2.9M – – –
HFA
30
HC Financial Advisors
California
$2.89M +$261K +5,085 +10%
BFEC
31
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.86M -$108K -2,107 -4%
ST
32
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.74M +$1.3M +25,398 +97%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.68M +$492K +9,590 +24%
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.91M +$629K +12,266 +52%
Susquehanna International Group
35
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.84M +$1.77M +34,525 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.62M +$103 +2 +0%
Osaic Holdings
37
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.54M +$3.28K +64 +0.2%
TCOV
38
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$1.52M – – –
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.46M -$234K -4,558 -14%
CBB
40
Citizens Business Bank
California
$1.32M -$10.8M -211,060 -90%
EVM
41
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.25M – – –
HPC
42
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$1.18M -$631K -12,300 -36%
JWBC
43
John W. Brooker & Co
California
$1.15M -$22.2K -433 -2%
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.15M -$209K -4,073 -16%
NWS
45
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$1.1M +$7.7K +150 +0.7%
QI
46
QS Investors
New York
$692K – – –
ST
47
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$680K – – –
BCI
48
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$642K – – –
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$558K +$305K +5,940 +132%
CWM
50
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$512K +$1.85K +36 +0.4%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

115 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.22B — up 3.9% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new QDF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $4.69M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $26.1M.

  • 115 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2021, up from 104 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.22B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2021, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 8 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $4.69M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2021 was Northern Trust, an estimated $26.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.