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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.43B → $1.46B (+$30.9M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7171 (0)

0.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.82%85.14% (-0.68%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
71
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
25
Reduced
24
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$885M +$11.4M +277,123 +1%
TF
2
TIAA FSB
Florida
$250M +$249M +6,088,037 New
RIG
3
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$133M +$825K +20,153 +0.6%
APCM
4
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$38.4M -$1.95M -47,704 -5%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$29.9M -$465K -11,347 -2%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21.9M +$5.04M +123,151 +30%
LNB
7
Ledyard National Bank
$11.5M -$78.6K -1,920 -0.7%
QI
8
QS Investors
New York
$10.9M +$10.8M +264,150 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.4M -$52.1K -1,273 -0.5%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.7M -$4.67M -114,056 -33%
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.03M +$378K +9,231 +4%
BTS
12
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$7.83M -$242K -5,911 -3%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.87M -$224K -5,478 -4%
CWM
14
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$5.32M -$53.2K -1,299 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.94M -$152K -3,700 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.9M -$103K -2,515 -3%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$2.49M +$290K +7,077 +13%
CCM
18
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$2.44M +$589K +14,378 +32%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.06M +$44.5K +1,087 +2%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.02M +$460K +11,225 +30%
LWA
21
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.87M +$213K +5,190 +13%
FHA
22
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.31M +$17.4K +426 +1%
CWM
23
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$1.22M +$275K +6,715 +29%
BMCM
24
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.06M -$70.5K -1,721 -6%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$971K -$37.8K -922 -4%

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

71 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.46B — up 2.2% from $1.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new QDF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 25 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $11.4M. The largest seller was Transform Wealth, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.12M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q2 2017, unchanged from Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.46B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $11.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Transform Wealth, an estimated $8.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.