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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.39B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 23

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 100 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.31% → 83.11% (-0.2%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $1.39B (-$44M)

Holders
100
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+6.38%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
14
Increased
35
Reduced
23
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FPCG
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.81M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$5.46M
3
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
+$3.22M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.56M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

1
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$37.7M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$21.9M
3
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$18.1M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.33M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GTAM
76
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$150K – – –
IA
77
IFP Advisors
Florida
$112K +$110K +2,460 New
FFC
78
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$100K – – –
LWS
79
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$95K – – –
WOC
80
West Oak Capital
California
$91K -$18K -400 -17%
BFC
81
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$77K +$76.2K +1,697 New
CFGS
82
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$65K -$399K -8,898 -86%
William Blair & Company
83
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$59K -$40.3K -898 -41%
CFG
84
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$44K – – –
Fidelity Investments
85
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$40K -$404 -9 -1%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
86
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$25K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
87
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$25K – – –
SIAP
88
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$23K – – –
MAM
89
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$22K +$21.9K +488 New
WT
90
Whittier Trust
California
$20K – – –
MSFP
91
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$16K – – –
WEC
92
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
FAAS
93
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$7K +$7.36K +164 New
EIP
94
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
GRP
95
Global Retirement Partners
California
$6K +$5.48K +122 New
POIA
96
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$5K -$79.9K -1,780 -95%
VFA
97
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K – – –
AIM
98
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$3.91K – – –
CFD
99
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$3K +$3.55K +79 New
CIA
100
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$2.27K – – –
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

100 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.39B — down 3.1% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new QDF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fort Pitt Capital Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.81M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $37.7M.

  • 100 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2019, up from 94 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.39B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2019, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Fort Pitt Capital Group, an estimated $5.81M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2019 was QS Investors, an estimated $37.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.