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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 13

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.07B → $1.17B (+$106M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 104 (+7)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.12% → 82.27% (+1.2%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
104
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.22%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
22
Increased
25
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$13.2M
2
BSW
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
+$12.1M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.27M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.97M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$3.29M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$29.6M
2
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$3.85M
3
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
-$3.24M
4
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
-$2.93M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$459K -$467K -9,915 -52%
UCFA
52
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$439K -$9.42K -200 -2%
CCP
53
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$420K – – –
FCM
54
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$403K – – –
VCP
55
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$381K – – –
GWM
56
Gray Wealth Management
Maine
$368K -$59.4K -1,262 -14%
BB
57
Busey Bank
Illinois
$367K -$147K -3,112 -30%
PCM
58
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$335K +$66.2K +1,405 +26%
Cerity Partners
59
Cerity Partners
New York
$313K +$298K +6,323 New
CAM
60
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$299K -$12.7K -270 -4%
FWCM
61
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$297K -$43.7K -927 -13%
KAS
62
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$296K +$279K +5,926 +5,926%
JFGIW
63
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$277K – – –
ET
64
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$272K – – –
JMPWA
65
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$261K -$71.8K -1,525 -22%
SSWM
66
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$252K – – –
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$238K -$42.4K -900 -16%
Wells Fargo
68
Wells Fargo
California
$223K -$70.6K -1,500 -25%
CIA
69
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$217K – – –
LF
70
LifeSteps Financial
California
$217K +$206K +4,382 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
71
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$201K +$192K +4,068 New
Fidelity Investments
72
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$174K – – –
NSB
73
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
$173K +$164K +3,490 New
CFGS
74
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$156K +$10.3K +218 +7%
Deutsche Bank
75
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$121K – – –
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

104 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.17B — up 9.9% from $1.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QDF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $29.6M.

  • 104 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2020, up from 97 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2020, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $29.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.