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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 149 (+3)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.44B (+$52.9M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 44

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.58% → 81.99% (-1.6%)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.05%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
12
Increased
43
Reduced
44
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
+$4.75M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$3.44M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.65M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.13M
5
TIAA Trust, National Association
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
+$1.76M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$28.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$18.2M
3
BSW
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
-$2.29M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.25M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ET
76
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$363K – – –
RJT
77
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$347K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
78
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$339K – – –
Ameriprise
79
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$335K +$253 +4 +0.1%
JFGIW
80
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$330K – – –
SB
81
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$314K +$50.7K +800 +20%
AWS
82
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$310K – – –
WFAG
83
Worth Financial Advisory Group
North Carolina
$305K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
84
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$297K +$190 +3 +0.1%
Cerity Partners
85
Cerity Partners
New York
$287K +$276K +4,361 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
86
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$281K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
87
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$279K +$1.01K +16 +0.4%
EFMC
88
Empire Financial Management Company
New York
$275K +$2.03K +32 +0.8%
TRCT
89
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$270K +$235K +3,703 +937%
BFIM
90
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$270K – – –
Stifel Financial
91
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$268K -$5.64K -89 -2%
DJYG
92
David J. Yvars Group
Florida
$267K – – –
IRC
93
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$265K +$11.7K +185 +5%
WP
94
Westmount Partners
California
$256K – – –
US Bancorp
95
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$252K -$1.33K -21 -0.5%
FIB
96
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$245K +$236K +3,724 New
Mariner
97
Mariner
Kansas
$243K – – –
SWP
98
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$240K +$190 +3 +0.1%
CWA
99
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$240K – – –
SSWM
100
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$237K -$19K -300 -8%
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4
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

149 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $1.44B — up 3.8% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QDF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, adding an estimated $4.75M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $28.3M.

  • 149 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2024, up from 146 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2024, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, an estimated $4.75M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Northern Trust, an estimated $28.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.