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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 107 (+7)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.46B (+$72.9M)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 32

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.11% → 81.63% (-1.5%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

Holders
107
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
16
Increased
31
Reduced
32
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.4M
2
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
+$7.12M
3
MFG
Magnus Financial Group
New York
+$3.59M
4
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$3.55M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$24.4M
2
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$7.24M
3
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
-$4.99M
4
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$2.94M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WEC
101
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
EIP
102
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
GRP
103
Global Retirement Partners
California
$6K – – –
VFA
104
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$6K – – –
AIM
105
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$4.17K – – –
TRCT
106
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K -$1.53M -32,625 -100%
CIA
107
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$2.42K – – –
FF
108
Fluent Financial
Texas
– -$2.2M -48,319 Closed
AFP
109
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$1.29M -28,313 Closed
FNBT
110
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$273K -6,000 Closed
CFG
111
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
– -$44K -975 Closed
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
112
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
– -$25K -540 Closed
FAAS
113
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$7K -164 Closed
POIA
114
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
– -$5K -102 Closed
CFD
115
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
– -$3K -79 Closed
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

107 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.46B — up 5.2% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QDF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $24.4M.

  • 107 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2019, up from 100 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.46B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $24.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.