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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 (+3)

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 21

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7176 (+5)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.52B (+$60.6M)

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.14%84.93% (-0.21%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.04%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
11
Increased
29
Reduced
21
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIA
51
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$219K
US Bancorp
52
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$211K +$103K +2,471 +99%
DK
53
Darrell & King
Virginia
$202K +$198K +4,762 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
54
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$175K
TCOV
55
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$156K
Wells Fargo
56
Wells Fargo
California
$121K -$34.1K -823 -22%
CWM
57
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$53K
LTFS
58
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$49K -$3.32K -80 -6%
AWMS
59
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$40K
HI
60
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$30K
SEI Investments
61
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$25K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
62
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$24K +$22.4K +540 New
BF
63
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$22K +$21.8K +525 New
SIAP
64
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$21K -$23.6K -569 -53%
First Manhattan
65
First Manhattan
New York
$20K +$20.1K +484 New
IA
66
IFP Advisors
Florida
$16K -$21.6K -521 -58%
BBPWM
67
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$16K -$16.6K -400 -51%
MSFP
68
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$15K
PNC Financial Services Group
69
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K -$199K -4,800 -94%
GWM
70
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$11K -$1.91K -46 -15%
SQA
71
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$10K +$9.59K +231 New
WEC
72
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$6.37K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
73
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$4.61K +111 New
Barclays
74
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4K
QI
75
QS Investors
New York
-$10.9M -264,150 Closed

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

76 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.52B — up 4.1% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $9.07M. The largest seller was QS Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.9M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2017, up from 71 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.52B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $9.07M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was QS Investors, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.