FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
QLC
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.9M invested in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.2M → $54.9M (+$14.7M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 9 (+1)
5.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.31% → 82.88% (+5.6%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.96M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.61M |
| 3 |
CB
CNB Bank
Clearfield,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.43M |
| 4 |
LNB
Ledyard National Bank
|
+$205K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$198K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$864K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$364K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $22.9M | +$7.96M | +226,037 | +55% |
|
|
CB
2
CNB Bank
Clearfield,
Pennsylvania
| $22.7M | +$1.43M | +40,551 | +7% |
|
|
LNB
3
Ledyard National Bank
| $3.86M | +$205K | +5,811 | +6% |
|
|
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $3.67M | +$3.61M | +102,574 | New |
|
|
PNC
5
Park National Corp
Newark,
Ohio
| $1.31M | +$67.6K | +1,919 | +6% |
|
|
6
Jane Street
New York
| $201K | +$198K | +5,627 | New |
|
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $151K | +$148K | +4,200 | New |
|
|
GTAM
8
Global Trust Asset Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| $64K | – | – | – |
|
|
CPIG
9
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
VF
10
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$864K | -25,432 | Closed |
|
|
11
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$364K | -10,835 | Closed |
|
QLC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
9 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $54.9M — up 37% from $40.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new QLC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $7.96M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $864K sold.
- 9 institutional investors held FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund (QLC) as of Q3 2018, up from 8 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $54.9M of FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Northern Trust, an estimated $7.96M added.
- The largest FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $864K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.