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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 (+2)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.63%81.75% (+0.12%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10794 (-13)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.03B (-$431M)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 36

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
94
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-12.15%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
14
Increased
23
Reduced
36
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$606M -$42.3M -952,791 -5%
TF
2
TIAA FSB
Florida
$220M +$8.6M +193,608 +3%
OPS
3
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$21.1M +$26M +586,137 New
LNB
4
Ledyard National Bank
$18M -$1.75M -39,519 -7%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.7M -$19.1M -429,806 -53%
V
6
VeraBank
Texas
$12.6M -$941K -21,199 -6%
KeyBank National Association
7
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$11.1M -$1.13M -25,393 -8%
CBB
8
Citizens Business Bank
California
$8.48M +$10.5M +235,760 New
CWM
9
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$7.22M -$1.6M -36,136 -15%
AWA
10
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
$7.16M -$7.31M -164,734 -45%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.31M -$2.92M -65,756 -27%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.21M -$12.6M -283,706 -62%
APCM
13
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$6.1M -$20.1M -452,333 -73%
SAM
14
Shone Asset Management
California
$5.78M +$6.42M +144,505 New
BIM
15
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$5.5M -$421K -9,472 -6%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$5.31M +$753K +16,955 +13%
TW
17
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$5.29M +$1.34M +30,196 +26%
Baird Financial Group
18
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$5.03M +$369K +8,310 +6%
FPCG
19
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
$4.69M +$53.7K +1,210 +0.9%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.64M +$5.73M +129,092 New
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.5M +$4.09M +92,023 +277%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.85M +$1.01M +22,706 +27%
BMCM
23
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.24M +$748K +16,838 +23%
MFG
24
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$3.14M -$26.5K -596 -0.7%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.98M +$170K +3,820 +5%

QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

94 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.03B — down 29% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of QDF and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Orion Portfolio Solutions, opening a new position worth an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $42.3M.

  • 94 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q1 2020, down from 107 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.03B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 25 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was Orion Portfolio Solutions, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q1 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $42.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.