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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

118 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.02% → 83.08% (+1.1%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.27B (+$13M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 40

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 123 → 118 (-5)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
118
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.07%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
37
Reduced
40
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$10.4M
2
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
+$4.43M
3
MOS
MGO One Seven
Ohio
+$1.75M
4
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
+$932K
5
LFA
Landmark Financial Advisors
Kentucky
+$704K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$16.5M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$8.4M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.79M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$7.63M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$3.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
76
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$265K +$60.4K +1,115 +30%
TRCT
77
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$247K -$25.8K -476 -10%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
78
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$246K +$217 +4 +0.1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
79
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$240K -$1.7M -31,470 -88%
LF
80
LifeSteps Financial
California
$239K – – –
WFAG
81
Worth Financial Advisory Group
North Carolina
$239K -$45.7K -845 -16%
Bank of New York Mellon
82
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$230K – – –
FAG
83
Fortitude Advisory Group
Washington
$228K – – –
BFIM
84
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$223K – – –
SSWM
85
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$212K – – –
WP
86
Westmount Partners
California
$212K – – –
US Bancorp
87
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$204K -$36K -665 -15%
IRC
88
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$200K +$20.1K +371 +11%
KFI
89
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$191K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
90
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$170K – – –
PTC
91
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$132K -$2.44K -45 -2%
EWM
92
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$128K – – –
GT
93
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$126K – – –
FFC
94
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$120K – – –
CFGS
95
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$118K -$22.5K -416 -16%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
96
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$104K -$18.7K -346 -15%
BBHC
97
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$83.8K – – –
IA
98
IFP Advisors
Florida
$78.9K -$98.8K -1,826 -51%
RFA
99
Resurgent Financial Advisors
Georgia
$73.6K -$25.4K -470 -26%
HCM
100
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$71.1K – – –
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4
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

118 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.27B — up 1% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of QDF and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, adding an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was TIAA FSB, cutting an estimated $16.5M.

  • 118 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2023, down from 123 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2023, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2023 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2023 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2023 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $16.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.