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FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $589M invested in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 11

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $489M → $589M (+$100M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 47 (+2)

3.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.53% → 98.19% (+3.7%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
47
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.44%
% of All Funds
0.62%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$52.2M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.17M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.32M
4
SF
Summit Financial
New Jersey
+$1.76M
5
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$1.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SWM
Stark Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
-$5M
2
LMKC
L.M. Kohn & Company
Ohio
-$2.57M
3
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
-$1.69M
4
EAM
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.4M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$418K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AA
26
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$267K +$253K +3,412 New
PFGIA
27
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$262K -$12.8K -173 -5%
AI
28
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$258K +$34.8K +470 +17%
FHC
29
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$258K +$34.8K +470 +17%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$255K +$1.11K +15 +0.5%
CSI
31
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$203K +$193K +2,600 New
PTC
32
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$201K – – –
GM
33
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$122K +$116K +1,563 New
RPC
34
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$117K +$111K +1,500 New
MCM
35
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$95.8K – – –
Osaic Holdings
36
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$82.3K +$10.7K +144 +16%
MA
37
Marquette Associates
Illinois
$61.7K -$6.08K -82 -9%
HI
38
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$50.6K – – –
CB
39
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$42.9K – – –
CFD
40
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$41.4K – – –
CPG
41
Cornerstone Planning Group
New Jersey
$39.2K +$74 +1 +0.2%
Fidelity Investments
42
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$32.5K +$16.1K +217 +109%
GRP
43
Global Retirement Partners
California
$14K – – –
NC
44
North Capital
Utah
$13.2K +$74 +1 +0.6%
GSWM
45
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$9.34K – – –
UBS Group
46
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.96K -$151K -2,031 -98%
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$72 +$74 +1 New
SWM
48
Stark Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
– -$5M -76,508 Closed
LMKC
49
L.M. Kohn & Company
Ohio
– -$2.57M -36,114 Closed
FIM
50
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$1.69M -23,673 Closed
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QLC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

47 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $589M — up 20% from $489M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new QLC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $52.2M. The largest seller was Stark Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5M sold.

  • 47 institutional investors held FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) as of Q3 2025, up from 45 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $589M of FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund stock for Q3 2025, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund positions in Q3 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund buyer in Q3 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $52.2M added.
  • The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund seller in Q3 2025 was Stark Wealth Management, an estimated $5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.