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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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107 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 107 (+7)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.46B (+$72.9M)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 32

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.11% → 81.63% (-1.5%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

Holders
107
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
16
Increased
31
Reduced
32
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.4M
2
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
+$7.12M
3
MFG
Magnus Financial Group
New York
+$3.59M
4
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$3.55M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$24.4M
2
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$7.24M
3
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
-$4.99M
4
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$2.94M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HR
51
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
$557K +$535K +11,413 New
BB
52
Busey Bank
Illinois
$543K -$3.75K -80 -0.7%
QI
53
QS Investors
New York
$521K +$8.63K +184 +2%
ET
54
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$499K – – –
NL
55
NWAM LLC
Washington
$493K – – –
PSF
56
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$489K -$18.8K -400 -4%
SPC
57
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$355K -$1.11M -23,665 -76%
BEAM
58
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$352K -$29.5K -630 -8%
AWMS
59
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$347K -$7.24M -154,302 -96%
CAN
60
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$341K -$46.9K -1,000 -12%
FCM
61
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$330K +$319K +6,800 New
US Bancorp
62
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$329K – – –
JMPWA
63
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$324K – – –
Wells Fargo
64
Wells Fargo
California
$318K +$71K +1,514 +30%
JFGIW
65
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$317K – – –
RJA
66
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$316K -$55.1K -1,174 -15%
BJL
67
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$297K +$3.71K +79 +1%
CIA
68
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$250K – – –
KFI
69
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$246K +$238K +5,071 New
Truist Financial
70
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$243K +$235K +5,014 New
HighTower Advisors
71
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$240K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
72
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$233K +$225K +4,800 New
EWM
73
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$226K – – –
HL
74
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$219K +$212K +4,510 New
EBT
75
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$212K +$205K +4,364 New
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

107 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.46B — up 5.2% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QDF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $24.4M.

  • 107 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2019, up from 100 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.46B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $24.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.