FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
71 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 2
61% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 18
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 71 (+9)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.43B (+$40.9M)
1.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.67% → 85.82% (-1.8%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$44.6M |
| 2 |
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
+$12.7M |
| 3 |
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$10.9M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.75M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.76M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$58.3M |
| 2 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$16M |
| 3 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$6.42M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$4.29M |
| 5 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.37M |
QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
71 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.43B — up 2.9% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QDF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $44.6M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $58.3M.
- 71 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2017, up from 62 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.43B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $44.6M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $58.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.