Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $459M invested in Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 28 (+4)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 9
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $454M → $459M (+$5.31M)
0.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.47% → 89.61% (-0.86%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$32.2M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.08M |
| 3 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
+$818K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$459K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$214K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$23.5M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.3M |
| 3 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$1.18M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$642K |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$519K |
QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
28 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF (QDF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $459M — up 1.2% from $454M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new QDF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $32.2M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $23.5M.
- 28 institutional investors held Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF (QDF) as of Q3 2014, up from 24 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $459M of Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Northern Trust, an estimated $32.2M added.
- The largest Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF seller in Q3 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $23.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.