FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF
98 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 94 → 98 (+4)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.08B (+$46.8M)
0.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.75% → 82.47% (+0.72%)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 38
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$4.35M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.51M |
| 3 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$2.31M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.8M |
| 5 |
KeyBank National Association
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$1.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$89.5M |
| 2 |
TF
TIAA FSB
Jacksonville,
Florida
|
-$25.9M |
| 3 |
OPS
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$9.58M |
| 4 |
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
-$3.12M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.51M |
QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
98 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.08B — up 4.5% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QDF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $4.35M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $89.5M.
- 98 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2020, up from 94 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $1.08B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2020, up 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2020 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2020 was LPL Financial, an estimated $4.35M added.
- The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $89.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.