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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 1

171% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7 → 19 (+12)

132% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $142M → $330M (+$188M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 3

1.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.27% → 91.91% (-1.4%)

Holders
19
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+171.43%
% of All Funds
0.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
3
Reduced
3
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$101M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$26.1M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$5.35M
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$2.93M
5
PI
Placemark Investments
Illinois
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$418K
2
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
-$89.1K
3
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$22.3K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$19.5K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$179M +$26.1M +808,491 +18%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$105M +$101M +3,146,207 New
BTS
3
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$30.2M +$2.93M +90,807 New
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.53M +$5.35M +166,004 New
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.42M +$320K +9,942 +16%
PI
6
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$1.52M +$1.48M +45,791 New
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.5M +$1.45M +45,128 New
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.27M +$1.23M +38,196 New
EWM
9
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.15M +$1.11M +34,396 New
CA
10
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$930K +$900K +27,940 New
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$723K +$700K +21,721 New
NPC
12
National Planning Corporation
California
$706K -$22.3K -691 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$376K +$364K +11,303 New
Brown Advisory
14
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$204K +$197K +6,126 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
15
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$138K -$89.1K -2,765 -40%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$47K +$29K +900 +180%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$35K -$19.5K -604 -36%
HI
18
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$15K +$14.3K +443 New
WEC
19
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$5K +$4.83K +150 New
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$418K -13,693 Closed

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

19 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $330M — up 132% from $142M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new QDF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $418K sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2013, up from 7 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $330M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 132% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 1 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $418K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.