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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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107 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 107 (+7)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.46B (+$72.9M)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 32

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.11% → 81.63% (-1.5%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

Holders
107
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
16
Increased
31
Reduced
32
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.4M
2
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
+$7.12M
3
MFG
Magnus Financial Group
New York
+$3.59M
4
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$3.55M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$24.4M
2
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$7.24M
3
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
-$4.99M
4
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$2.94M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LF
76
LifeSteps Financial
California
$212K +$206K +4,382 New
LTFS
77
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$210K -$32K -683 -13%
NIC
78
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$208K -$2.91K -62 -1%
SF
79
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$201K +$194K +4,146 New
CFB
80
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$187K – – –
CWA
81
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$171K +$171K +3,637 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
82
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$167K – – –
LWS
83
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$165K +$61K +1,300 +62%
GTAM
84
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$159K -$1.55K -33 -1%
IA
85
IFP Advisors
Florida
$150K +$29.9K +637 +26%
CFGS
86
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$142K +$71.1K +1,517 +107%
CB
87
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$120K -$101K -2,146 -46%
FFC
88
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$107K – – –
WOC
89
West Oak Capital
California
$107K +$9.38K +200 +10%
BFC
90
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$82K – – –
William Blair & Company
91
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$63K +$141 +3 +0.2%
MAM
92
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$58K +$33K +704 +144%
Fidelity Investments
93
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$41K -$1.41K -30 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
94
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$27K – – –
SIAP
95
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$24K – – –
WT
96
Whittier Trust
California
$21K – – –
AA
97
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$18K +$17.6K +375 New
MSFP
98
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$17K – – –
PA
99
PSI Advisors
Florida
$14K +$13.8K +295 New
ASN
100
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$10K +$9.38K +200 New
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

107 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.46B — up 5.2% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QDF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $24.4M.

  • 107 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2019, up from 100 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.46B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $24.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.