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FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $338M invested in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 11

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $308M → $338M (+$29.6M)

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.96% → 90.85% (+2.9%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 42 (-5)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
42
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-10.64%
% of All Funds
0.56%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
17
Reduced
11
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$35.8M
2
SIM
Stratos Investment Management
Ohio
+$4.75M
3
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$2.66M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.3M
5
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$867K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$1.75M
2
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$621K
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$604K
4
HIM
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
-$392K
5
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
-$372K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WCF
26
West Coast Financial
California
$217K – – –
PTC
27
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$164K -$17.1K -256 -9%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$89.3K – – –
MCM
29
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$78.4K +$82.2K +1,229 New
MA
30
Marquette Associates
Illinois
$69.9K -$3.35K -50 -4%
HI
31
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$41.4K +$3.28K +49 +8%
CB
32
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$35.1K – – –
CFD
33
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$30.6K +$67 +1 +0.2%
OP
34
ORG Partners
Indiana
$30.3K -$1.87K -28 -6%
CPG
35
Cornerstone Planning Group
New Jersey
$30K +$13.2K +197 +67%
Osaic Holdings
36
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$25.5K +$67 +1 +0.3%
NP
37
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$19.1K – – –
NC
38
North Capital
Utah
$10.7K +$11.2K +168 New
GSWM
39
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$7.61K +$7.96K +119 New
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3K -$40.2K -601 -94%
SIS
41
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$1.94K +$2.01K +30 New
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
$43 – – –
Two Sigma Investments
43
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$1.75M -26,400 Closed
CF
44
Centaurus Financial
California
– -$621K -9,353 Closed
Raymond James Financial
45
Raymond James Financial
Florida
– -$372K -5,601 Closed
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$349K -5,255 Closed
Cerity Partners
47
Cerity Partners
New York
– -$251K -3,783 Closed
AA
48
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
– -$224K -3,380 Closed
AF
49
Allworth Financial
California
– -$46.7K -677 Closed
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$25K -377 Closed
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QLC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

42 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $338M — up 9.6% from $308M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of QLC and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $35.8M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.75M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) as of Q1 2025, down from 47 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $338M of FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund stock for Q1 2025, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund positions in Q1 2025 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund buyer in Q1 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $35.8M added.
  • The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund seller in Q1 2025 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $1.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.