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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
Fifth Third Bancorp
101
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$30K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
102
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$30K +$1.03K +20 +4%
SIAP
103
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$27K – – –
PFGIA
104
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$21K +$20.1K +391 New
CB
105
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$18K -$43.8K -854 -71%
EIP
106
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$8K +$51 +1 +0.6%
APA
107
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$7.89K +$7.59K +148 New
GRP
108
Global Retirement Partners
California
$7K -$40.9K -796 -87%
William Blair & Company
109
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$7K – – –
VFA
110
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$6K – – –
MSFP
111
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$5K -$3.85K -75 -43%
AIM
112
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$4.58K – – –
CIA
113
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$2.67K – – –
AF
114
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$2K -$1.13K -22 -33%
BBHC
115
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$60 – – –
OC
116
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$797K -16,121 Closed
VCP
117
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
– -$381K -7,700 Closed
SSWM
118
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
– -$252K -5,100 Closed
CIBC Private Wealth Group
119
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
– -$201K -4,068 Closed
CTFG
120
Capstone Triton Financial Group
Oklahoma
– -$56K -1,123 Closed
QCG
121
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
– -$21K -425 Closed
FPCG
122
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
– -$19K -376 Closed
CAAS
123
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
– -$16K -325 Closed
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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.