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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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152 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 147 → 152 (+5)

0.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.13% → 82.79% (-0.33%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.45B (-$63M)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
152
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.4%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
20
Increased
31
Reduced
51
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$3.06M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.73M
4
GS
GWN Securities
Florida
+$1.29M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
+$849K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TIAA Trust, National Association
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
-$11.6M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$11.5M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$3.89M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$1.72M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MOS
76
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$516K -$123K -1,742 -19%
WMA
77
West Michigan Advisors
Michigan
$514K -$10.8K -152 -2%
TRCT
78
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$443K +$334K +4,723 +270%
PFS
79
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$437K +$6.8K +96 +2%
NA
80
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$414K – – –
Ameriprise
81
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$391K -$19.3K -272 -5%
AWM
82
Aries Wealth Management
Maine
$384K -$59.1K -835 -13%
SPA
83
Shore Point Advisors
New Jersey
$379K -$43.6K -615 -10%
ET
84
Equitable Trust
Tennessee
$376K – – –
QCM
85
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$376K +$390K +5,500 New
MWM
86
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$346K – – –
JFGIW
87
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$342K – – –
ACM
88
Absolute Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$339K +$850 +12 +0.2%
GLA
89
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$329K +$341K +4,818 New
AWS
90
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$329K – – –
WFAG
91
Worth Financial Advisory Group
North Carolina
$320K – – –
Stifel Financial
92
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$303K -$218K -3,073 -41%
SB
93
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$284K – – –
BFIM
94
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$280K – – –
US Bancorp
95
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$274K -$850 -12 -0.3%
WP
96
Westmount Partners
California
$266K – – –
MA
97
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$256K +$274K +3,873 New
Mariner
98
Mariner
Kansas
$252K – – –
CWA
99
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$249K – – –
SSWM
100
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$246K – – –
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4
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

152 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.45B — down 4.2% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new QDF positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $3.06M. The largest seller was TIAA Trust, National Association, cutting an estimated $11.6M.

  • 152 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2025, up from 147 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.45B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2025, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2025 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2025 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $3.06M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2025 was TIAA Trust, National Association, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.