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FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 13

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.07B → $1.17B (+$106M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 104 (+7)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.12% → 82.27% (+1.2%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
104
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.22%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
22
Increased
25
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$13.2M
2
BSW
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
+$12.1M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.27M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.97M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$3.29M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$29.6M
2
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
-$3.85M
3
AWA
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
-$3.24M
4
TW
Transform Wealth
Colorado
-$2.93M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$647M -$29.6M -628,208 -5%
TF
2
TIAA FSB
Florida
$269M +$13.2M +279,397 +5%
KeyBank National Association
3
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$20.9M +$966K +20,515 +5%
V
4
VeraBank
Texas
$18.9M +$902K +19,143 +5%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.1M +$5.27M +111,929 +48%
LNB
6
Ledyard National Bank
$14.9M -$3.85M -81,692 -21%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14M -$524K -11,117 -4%
OPS
8
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$13.8M -$1.08M -22,901 -8%
BSW
9
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$12.7M +$12.1M +257,328 New
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$12M +$178K +3,781 +2%
CBB
11
Citizens Business Bank
California
$11.7M – – –
SAM
12
Shone Asset Management
California
$8.44M +$320K +6,794 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.96M +$3.97M +84,221 +110%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.94M -$2.71M -57,539 -26%
Baird Financial Group
15
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$7.02M +$88.4K +1,876 +1%
BIM
16
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$6.79M -$281K -5,973 -4%
APCM
17
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$5.32M -$51.6K -1,096 -1%
LWA
18
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$4.46M +$100K +2,127 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.28M -$672K -14,274 -14%
RWMH
20
Riverpoint Wealth Management Holdings
Illinois
$4.1M +$282K +5,984 +8%
MFG
21
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$3.86M -$429K -9,100 -10%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.45M +$3.29M +69,778 New
BMCM
23
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.96M -$60.1K -1,277 -2%
AWA
24
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
$2.94M -$3.24M -68,806 -54%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.88M +$130K +2,758 +5%
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QDF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

104 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.17B — up 9.9% from $1.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QDF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA FSB, adding an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $29.6M.

  • 104 institutional investors held FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund (QDF) as of Q4 2020, up from 97 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund stock for Q4 2020, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was TIAA FSB, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund seller in Q4 2020 was Northern Trust, an estimated $29.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.