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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $562M invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.19%87.78% (+0.58%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3129 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $600M → $562M (-$38.7M)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 9

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
29
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
8
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$512M +$58.6M +1,602,969 +13%
LNB
2
Ledyard National Bank
$17.2M +$4.38M +119,762 +34%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10M +$8.8M +240,571 +730%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.1M +$3.74M +102,185 +277%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.18M +$962K +26,308 +44%
RIG
6
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$2.36M -$77.6M -2,122,022 -97%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.59M -$2.39M -65,265 -60%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$1.43M -$165K -4,520 -10%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.35M -$30.1K -824 -2%
CA
10
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.11M -$27.2K -744 -2%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.05M -$1.08M -29,628 -51%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$575K -$482K -13,190 -46%
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$568K +$567K +15,500 New
ST
14
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$510K +$508K +13,900 New
OC
15
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$490K +$191K +5,220 +64%
LWA
16
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$469K +$262K +7,174 +128%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$454K +$453K +12,380 New
EWM
18
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$404K
VKH
19
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$312K +$311K +8,500 New
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$300K -$155K -4,240 -34%
Brown Advisory
21
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$297K
Fifth Third Bancorp
22
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$152K
ZB
23
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$136K +$135K +3,700 New
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$44K -$38.8K -1,060 -47%
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$15K

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

29 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $562M — down 6.5% from $600M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of QDF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $58.6M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $77.6M.

  • 29 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2015, down from 31 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $562M of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Northern Trust, an estimated $58.6M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2015 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $77.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.