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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5056 (+6)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.22B → $1.29B (+$70.9M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 17

1.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.2%89.38% (-1.8%)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+12%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
9
Increased
17
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$735M +$13.9M +366,969 +2%
TCT
2
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$201M +$15.5M +410,418 +8%
RIG
3
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$187M -$2.22M -58,531 -1%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$45.3M -$1.72M -45,526 -4%
APCM
5
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$24.4M +$5.29M +139,740 +28%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.8M -$621K -16,396 -4%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$13.5M -$262K -6,919 -2%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.4M +$410K +10,828 +4%
LNB
9
Ledyard National Bank
$10.1M -$725K -19,153 -7%
TW
10
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$7.22M +$422K +11,145 +6%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.72M +$949K +25,058 +16%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.63M -$258K -6,817 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.15M +$132K +3,478 +3%
CWM
14
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$3.7M -$142K -3,736 -4%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.15M -$278K -7,338 -8%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.85M -$1.9M -50,053 -51%
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$1.73M +$1.73M +45,740 New
LWA
18
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.41M +$108K +2,841 +8%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$1.21M +$14K +370 +1%
Brown Advisory
20
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$681K -$60.1K -1,588 -8%
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$595K +$2.84K +75 +0.5%
UR
22
USCA RIA
Texas
$579K
CCM
23
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$570K +$472K +12,450 +436%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$555K -$312K -8,238 -36%
ST
25
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$526K

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

56 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.29B — up 5.8% from $1.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QDF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Trust, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $2.22M.

  • 56 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2016, up from 50 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.29B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was TIAA CREF Trust, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2016 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $2.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.