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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
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107 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.46B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 107 (+7)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.46B (+$72.9M)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 32

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.11% → 81.63% (-1.5%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

Holders
107
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
16
Increased
31
Reduced
32
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.4M
2
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
+$7.12M
3
MFG
Magnus Financial Group
New York
+$3.59M
4
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$3.55M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$24.4M
2
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$7.24M
3
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
-$4.99M
4
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
-$2.94M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$864M -$24.4M -519,927 -3%
TF
2
TIAA FSB
Florida
$287M -$2.94M -62,724 -1%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.3M -$284K -6,053 -0.7%
APCM
4
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$30.1M +$7.12M +151,743 +32%
LNB
5
Ledyard National Bank
$26.2M -$1.3M -27,803 -5%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.1M +$10.4M +221,822 +95%
V
7
VeraBank
Texas
$18M +$180K +3,842 +1%
AWA
8
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
$17.6M -$4.99M -106,415 -23%
KeyBank National Association
9
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$16.2M -$1.25M -26,663 -7%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.7M +$814K +17,358 +8%
CWM
11
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$11.5M +$487K +10,380 +5%
BIM
12
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$7.87M +$49K +1,045 +0.6%
Baird Financial Group
13
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$6.38M +$1.48M +31,458 +31%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
14
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$6.35M – – –
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$6.33M -$115K -2,452 -2%
FPCG
16
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
$6.27M -$4.41K -94 -0.1%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.17M +$26.8K +571 +0.5%
TW
18
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$5.67M +$759K +16,189 +16%
MFG
19
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$4.26M +$3.59M +76,450 +670%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.1M -$182K -3,881 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.83M -$89.2K -1,901 -2%
IAA
22
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$3.67M +$3.55M +75,792 New
BMCM
23
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.55M +$5.77K +123 +0.2%
CFO
24
CVA Family Office
Colorado
$3.28M +$3.18M +67,704 New
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.2M -$11.8K -251 -0.4%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

107 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.46B — up 5.2% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QDF positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $24.4M.

  • 107 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2019, up from 100 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.46B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Northern Trust, an estimated $24.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.