FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
QLC
58 hedge funds and large institutions have $661M invested in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
550% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 2
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 15
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 47 → 58 (+11)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $589M → $661M (+$71.6M)
6.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.19% → 91.45% (-6.7%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24.8M |
| 2 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$5.56M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$5.35M |
| 4 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$3.79M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.53M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.72M |
| 2 |
EAM
Empirical Asset Management
Wellesley,
Massachusetts
|
-$855K |
| 3 |
HIM
Hanlon Investment Management
Egg Harbor Township,
New Jersey
|
-$215K |
| 4 |
PNC
Park National Corp
Newark,
Ohio
|
-$133K |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$65.9K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HI
51
Harbour Investments
Madison,
Wisconsin
| $49.2K | -$3.26K | -41 | -6% |
|
|
CB
52
CNB Bank
Clearfield,
Pennsylvania
| $44.5K | – | – | – |
|
|
CFD
53
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
| $43.1K | +$80 | +1 | +0.2% |
|
|
CPG
54
Cornerstone Planning Group
Fairfield,
New Jersey
| $36.5K | -$4.06K | -51 | -10% |
|
55
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $33.8K | – | – | – |
|
|
GRP
56
Global Retirement Partners
San Rafael,
California
| $14.6K | – | – | – |
|
|
GSWM
57
Golden State Wealth Management
Santa Ana,
California
| $9.74K | +$80 | +1 | +0.8% |
|
|
PIS
58
POM Investment Strategies
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| $7.13K | +$7K | +88 | New |
|
|
NC
59
North Capital
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| – | -$13.2K | -169 | Closed |
|
60
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$2.96K | -38 | Closed |
|
QLC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
58 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $661M — up 12% from $589M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new QLC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $24.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $1.72M.
- 58 institutional investors held FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) as of Q4 2025, up from 47 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $661M of FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund stock for Q4 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund positions in Q4 2025 and 2 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund buyer in Q4 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $24.8M added.
- The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund seller in Q4 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.72M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.