FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 21
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 71 → 76 (+5)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.52B (+$60.6M)
0.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.14% → 84.93% (-0.21%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TF
TIAA FSB
Jacksonville,
Florida
|
+$9.07M |
| 2 |
TW
Transform Wealth
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
+$8.82M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.43M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.24M |
| 5 |
CCM
Cribstone Capital Management
Augusta,
Maine
|
+$1.37M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$10.9M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.76M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.06M |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$199K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$182K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
76
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$2.06M | -50,063 | Closed |
|
77
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$71K | -1,730 | Closed |
|
|
NA
78
NewEdge Advisors
New Orleans,
Louisiana
| – | -$11.3K | -275 | Closed |
|
|
NR
79
Newfound Research
Wellesley Hills,
Massachusetts
| – | +$41 | +1 | +20% |
|
QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
76 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.52B — up 4.1% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $9.07M. The largest seller was QS Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.9M sold.
- 76 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2017, up from 71 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.52B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $9.07M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was QS Investors, an estimated $10.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.