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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 21

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.7% → 83.31% (-0.39%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.48B → $1.44B (-$45.3M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 94 (-2)

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
94
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.08%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
11
Increased
35
Reduced
21
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$6.95M
2
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
+$5.01M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.56M
4
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
+$3.52M
5
RMC
Regis Management Company
California
+$2.59M

Top Sellers

1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$42.6M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$28.9M
3
CB
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
-$7.47M
4
CCM
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
-$1.2M
5
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
POIA
76
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$84K +$84.3K +1,882 New
VC
77
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$67K – – –
CFG
78
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$44K +$43.7K +975 New
Fidelity Investments
79
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$39K +$21.5K +480 +120%
Fifth Third Bancorp
80
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$25K -$361K -8,055 -93%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
81
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$24K – – –
SIAP
82
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$22K – – –
WT
83
Whittier Trust
California
$20K – – –
Citigroup
84
Citigroup
New York
$20K +$9.32K +208 +84%
MSFP
85
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$16K – – –
WEC
86
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
APA
87
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$6.91K – – –
EIP
88
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$6K +$6.72K +150 New
VFA
89
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K – – –
AIM
90
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$3.86K – – –
US Bancorp
91
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K -$2.91K -65 -49%
RIA
92
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$3K – – –
CIA
93
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$2.24K – – –
Brown Advisory
94
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$1.08M -24,190 Closed
Jane Street
95
Jane Street
New York
– -$232K -5,189 Closed
FNBT
96
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$224K -5,000 Closed
NFC
97
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
– -$218K -4,860 Closed
WTB
98
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
– -$59K -1,314 Closed
AA
99
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
– -$31.1K -698 Closed
BC
100
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
– -$28K -615 Closed
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

94 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.44B — down 3.1% from $1.48B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QDF was balanced in Q2 2019: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 35 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was QS Investors, adding an estimated $6.95M. The largest seller was TIAA FSB, cutting an estimated $42.6M.

  • 94 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2019, down from 96 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2019, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was QS Investors, an estimated $6.95M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2019 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $42.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.