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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.65B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 15

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 91 (+15)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.65B (+$124M)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.93% → 84.85% (-0.08%)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+19.74%
% of All Funds
2.06%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
22
Increased
30
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.13M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.63M
3
CCM
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
+$1.6M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.03M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$912K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$4.45M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.93M
3
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$866K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$669K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$653K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AA
51
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$277K – – –
WTB
52
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$270K – – –
SBL
53
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$268K +$259K +5,950 New
EWM
54
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$262K – – –
CVM
55
Cheviot Value Management
California
$251K -$2.4K -55 -1%
CIA
56
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$232K – – –
NIC
57
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$219K +$212K +4,873 New
DK
58
Darrell & King
Virginia
$214K – – –
SSWM
59
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$212K +$205K +4,700 New
MC
60
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$210K -$72.8K -1,670 -26%
MOS
61
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$192K +$186K +4,272 New
KJWM
62
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
$191K +$185K +4,248 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
63
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$186K – – –
WPA
64
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$176K -$71.7K -1,644 -30%
PNC Financial Services Group
65
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$175K +$157K +3,600 +1,286%
TCOV
66
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$166K – – –
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$119K -$102K -2,338 -47%
Wells Fargo
68
Wells Fargo
California
$118K -$10.3K -237 -8%
SWP
69
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$85K +$82.5K +1,893 New
GTAM
70
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$58K +$56.6K +1,299 New
CWM
71
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$56K – – –
LTFS
72
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$53K +$174 +4 +0.3%
AWMS
73
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$42K – – –
SEI Investments
74
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$40K +$13.1K +300 +50%
IWM
75
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$37K +$35.3K +810 New
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

91 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.65B — up 8.2% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QDF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $5.13M. The largest seller was TIAA FSB, cutting an estimated $4.45M.

  • 91 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2017, up from 76 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.65B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.13M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2017 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $4.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.