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FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $976M invested in FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 7

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $901M → $976M (+$75.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

1.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.64% → 95.32% (-1.3%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 35 (-1)

Holders
35
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.78%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
14
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$20.8M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$20.1M
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$3.83M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.03M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3.33M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.26M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.23M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$972K
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$463K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$791M +$20.8M +209,244 +3%
EA
2
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$75.7M +$459K +4,622 +0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$36.3M +$20.1M +202,036 +126%
CJA
4
C-J Advisory
California
$27.3M +$67.2K +677 +0.2%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$21.6M +$2M +20,130 +10%
ST
6
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$4.22M -$14K -141 -0.3%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.77M -$3.33M -33,518 -55%
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.67M +$122K +1,227 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.47M +$187K +1,887 +15%
PO
10
Private Ocean
California
$1.44M +$9.53K +96 +0.7%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.42M -$2.23M -22,487 -61%
AG
12
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.36M -$3.57K -36 -0.3%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.23M +$963K +9,703 +374%
MML Investors Services
14
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.14M +$3.83M +38,594 New
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.06M +$1.03M +10,392 +4,499%
WPA
16
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$994K -$30.3K -305 -3%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$828K -$972K -9,798 -54%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$825K +$134K +1,351 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$754K +$9.93K +100 +1%
LNC
20
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$684K +$57.1K +575 +9%
GLRA
21
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$431K – – –
CIA
22
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$280K +$22.9K +231 +9%
TFF
23
The Family Firm
Maryland
$264K – – –
GT
24
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$260K – – –
SPC
25
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$225K +$223K +2,246 New
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TILT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

35 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund (TILT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $976M — up 8.4% from $901M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in TILT was balanced in Q1 2017: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 14 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northern Trust, adding an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.33M.

  • 35 institutional investors held FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund (TILT) as of Q1 2017, down from 36 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $976M of FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $20.8M added.
  • The largest FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $3.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.