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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 (+3)

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 21

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7176 (+5)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.52B (+$60.6M)

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.14%84.93% (-0.21%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.04%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
11
Increased
29
Reduced
21
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$909M -$4.76M -114,829 -0.5%
TF
2
TIAA FSB
Florida
$268M +$9.07M +218,570 +4%
RIG
3
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$138M +$1.09M +26,260 +0.8%
APCM
4
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$40.9M +$1.3M +31,210 +3%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$31M +$142K +3,415 +0.5%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25.2M +$2.43M +58,489 +11%
LNB
7
Ledyard National Bank
$13.2M +$1.31M +31,496 +11%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.9M +$154K +3,717 +1%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.83M -$182K -4,377 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.79M +$455K +10,963 +5%
TW
11
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$9.02M +$8.82M +212,544 New
BTS
12
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$7.95M -$142K -3,433 -2%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.06M +$954 +23 +0%
CWM
14
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$5.4M -$88.1K -2,124 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4M -$75.7K -1,825 -2%
CCM
16
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$3.93M +$1.37M +33,118 +56%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.25M +$255K +6,134 +9%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$2.93M +$2.24M +53,872 +355%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$2.69M +$107K +2,572 +4%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.43M +$334K +8,049 +16%
LWA
21
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$2.14M +$200K +4,816 +11%
CWM
22
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$1.99M +$716K +17,250 +58%
FHA
23
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$45.3K +1,091 +3%
BMCM
24
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.13M +$31.7K +764 +3%
Brown Advisory
25
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$912K +$107K +2,584 +14%

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

76 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.52B — up 4.1% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QDF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $9.07M. The largest seller was QS Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.9M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q3 2017, up from 71 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.52B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $9.07M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was QS Investors, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.