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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

149 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 149 (+3)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.44B (+$52.9M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 44

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.58% → 81.99% (-1.6%)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.05%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
12
Increased
43
Reduced
44
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
+$4.75M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$3.44M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.65M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.13M
5
TIAA Trust, National Association
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
+$1.76M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$28.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$18.2M
3
BSW
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
-$2.29M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.25M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VR
51
Valued Retirements
Texas
$990K – – –
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$933K -$5.26K -83 -0.6%
AA
53
Addison Advisors
Vermont
$927K -$114K -1,804 -11%
HFW
54
Horizon Family Wealth
Illinois
$891K +$2.54K +40 +0.3%
Creative Planning
55
Creative Planning
Kansas
$837K -$1.77K -28 -0.2%
ST
56
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$811K – – –
GWM
57
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$806K +$697 +11 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
58
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$779K -$76K -1,200 -9%
PCM
59
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$739K +$5.51K +87 +0.8%
CWM
60
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$657K +$1.39K +22 +0.2%
PSF
61
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$656K – – –
AWM
62
Aries Wealth Management
Maine
$642K -$91.8K -1,448 -13%
Cetera Investment Advisers
63
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$612K +$251K +3,957 +74%
MKC
64
M. Kraus & Co
Vermont
$593K – – –
FCM
65
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$538K – – –
WMA
66
West Michigan Advisors
Michigan
$536K +$824 +13 +0.2%
RJA
67
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$535K +$212K +3,352 +70%
FTUS
68
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$518K +$99.9K +1,576 +25%
Fidelity Investments
69
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$426K +$63 +1 +0%
PFS
70
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$422K -$6.34K -100 -2%
KAS
71
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$417K +$54K +852 +16%
SPA
72
Shore Point Advisors
New Jersey
$404K +$1.14K +18 +0.3%
EWA
73
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$395K +$103K +1,619 +37%
NA
74
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$377K – – –
CAM
75
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$363K – – –
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

149 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $1.44B — up 3.8% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QDF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, adding an estimated $4.75M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $28.3M.

  • 149 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2024, up from 146 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2024, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, an estimated $4.75M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Northern Trust, an estimated $28.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.