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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

367% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 6

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.22B (+$168M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5050 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

0.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.29%91.2% (-0.09%)

Holders
50
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
6
Increased
28
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$698M +$57.1M +1,573,822 +9%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$183M +$56M +1,543,430 +45%
TCT
3
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$180M +$11.1M +306,041 +7%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$45.5M +$13.3M +367,608 +42%
APCM
5
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$18.5M +$231K +6,380 +1%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.9M +$1.07M +29,506 +8%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$13.3M +$3.54M +97,634 +37%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.7M +$3.68M +101,604 +54%
LNB
9
Ledyard National Bank
$10.5M -$1.83M -50,443 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.67M +$1.51M +41,602 +30%
TW
11
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$6.58M +$6.51M +179,550 New
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.58M +$2.9M +80,002 +110%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.86M +$1.15M +31,643 +31%
CWM
14
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$3.71M +$646K +17,810 +21%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.63M -$7.25K -200 -0.2%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.32M +$308K +8,481 +10%
LWA
17
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.26M +$190K +5,233 +18%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$1.17M -$1.26M -34,706 -52%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$840K +$221K +6,088 +36%
Brown Advisory
20
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$718K +$66.6K +1,837 +10%
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$573K -$16.1K -443 -3%
UR
22
USCA RIA
Texas
$560K +$23.9K +660 +5%
ST
23
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$509K
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$378K +$113K +3,124 +43%
FA
25
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$340K +$79.9K +2,202 +31%

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.22B — up 16% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new QDF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 28 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $57.1M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.02M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2016, unchanged from Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.22B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Northern Trust, an estimated $57.1M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.