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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
BCWM
76
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$29.1K – – –
BC
77
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$29K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
78
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$26K – – –
SIAP
79
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$24K – – –
Fidelity Investments
80
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$20K +$19.5K +415 New
SWM
81
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$20K +$20K +425 New
MSFP
82
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$17K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
83
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$15K – – –
WCAMG
84
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
$14K +$13.4K +285 New
APA
85
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$13K – – –
WEC
86
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
US Bancorp
87
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K – – –
VFA
88
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K – – –
AIM
89
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$4.07K – – –
Barclays
90
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4K – – –
Goldman Sachs
91
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$712K -15,721 Closed
KWM
92
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
– -$416K -9,175 Closed
LNC
93
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$295K -6,511 Closed
CIA
94
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$234K -5,163 Closed
VF
95
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$217K -4,800 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
96
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$211K -4,653 Closed
Deutsche Bank
97
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$14K -300 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
98
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$13K -280 Closed
DWM
99
Destination Wealth Management
California
– -$2K -51 Closed
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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.