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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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115 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 115 (+11)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.22B (+$45.2M)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.27% → 81.23% (-1%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 33

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
115
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+10.58%
% of All Funds
2.02%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
26
Reduced
33
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.69M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.48M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4.42M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.41M
5
SAM
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
+$1.83M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$26.1M
2
CBB
Citizens Business Bank
California
-$10.8M
3
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$10.1M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.9M
5
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$3.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
76
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$225K +$217K +4,231 New
FNBT
77
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$218K +$210K +4,090 New
SPC
78
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$216K +$208K +4,053 New
CFGS
79
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$213K +$43K +838 +27%
TRCT
80
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$203K -$282K -5,487 -59%
Fidelity Investments
81
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$191K +$3.08K +60 +2%
NSB
82
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
$186K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
83
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$159K +$28.9K +563 +23%
Deutsche Bank
84
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$130K – – –
GT
85
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$122K +$118K +2,306 New
FFC
86
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$117K – – –
NIC
87
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$115K +$110K +2,153 New
Jones Financial Companies
88
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$110K – – –
IAIM
89
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$107K – – –
KFI
90
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$101K – – –
BWA
91
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$96K +$92.4K +1,800 New
BFC
92
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$90K – – –
AWM
93
Atticus Wealth Management
Florida
$89K – – –
IA
94
IFP Advisors
Florida
$87K -$667 -13 -0.8%
CFA
95
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$73K – – –
First Manhattan
96
First Manhattan
New York
$68K +$65.8K +1,283 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
97
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$61K +$59.2K +1,153 New
IRC
98
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$55K – – –
WOC
99
West Oak Capital
California
$48K – – –
HI
100
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$35K +$33.5K +652 New
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4
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

115 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.22B — up 3.9% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new QDF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $4.69M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $26.1M.

  • 115 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2021, up from 104 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.22B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2021, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 8 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $4.69M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2021 was Northern Trust, an estimated $26.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.