FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
367% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 6
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.22B (+$168M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 50 (0)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.29% → 91.2% (-0.09%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$57.1M |
| 2 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$56M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$13.3M |
| 4 |
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$11.1M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.68M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.02M |
| 2 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
-$1.83M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.26M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$400K |
| 5 |
CVM
Cheviot Value Management
Beverly Hills,
California
|
-$228K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
51
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$400K | -11,068 | Closed |
|
|
CVM
52
Cheviot Value Management
Beverly Hills,
California
| – | -$228K | -6,310 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
53
American International Group
New York
| – | -$89K | -2,478 | Closed |
|
54
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$48K | -1,325 | Closed |
|
QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.22B — up 16% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new QDF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 28 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $57.1M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.02M sold.
- 50 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2016, unchanged from Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.22B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Northern Trust, an estimated $57.1M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.02M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.