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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.54B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 16

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.47B → $1.54B (+$67.8M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 92 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

0.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.21% → 82.27% (-0.94%)

Holders
92
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
11
Increased
34
Reduced
16
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$17.4M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.61M
3
CWM
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
+$2.3M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.61M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.51M

Top Sellers

1
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
-$17.5M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$10.7M
3
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
-$3M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.49M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$929K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAN
51
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$277K – – –
WTB
52
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$274K – – –
HighTower Advisors
53
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$244K – – –
CVM
54
Cheviot Value Management
California
$240K -$20.2K -430 -8%
FNBT
55
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$237K – – –
DK
56
Darrell & King
Virginia
$225K – – –
EWM
57
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$221K -$31K -660 -12%
AA
58
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$218K -$11.7K -250 -5%
PAG
59
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$208K +$207K +4,399 New
NIC
60
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$206K +$205K +4,360 New
KJWM
61
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
$205K – – –
FAIM
62
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$205K +$203K +4,327 New
JMPWA
63
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$204K +$202K +4,300 New
GWM
64
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$165K +$21.6K +460 +15%
SWP
65
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$133K +$132K +2,812 New
Wells Fargo
66
Wells Fargo
California
$125K -$11.4K -243 -8%
William Blair & Company
67
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$123K +$85.2K +1,815 +231%
LTFS
68
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$121K +$78.6K +1,674 +188%
VNA
69
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$115K – – –
GTAM
70
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$107K – – –
FFC
71
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$104K – – –
LWS
72
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$99K +$98.6K +2,100 New
CFGS
73
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$95K +$93.9K +2,000 New
IA
74
IFP Advisors
Florida
$65K +$41.1K +875 +177%
CWM
75
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$59K – – –
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

92 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.54B — up 4.6% from $1.47B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDF positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 34 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $17.4M. The largest seller was Alaska Permanent Capital Management, cutting an estimated $17.5M.

  • 92 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2018, unchanged from Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.54B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $17.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Alaska Permanent Capital Management, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.