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FLEXSHARES TR (QDEF)

Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.

102
Reporting holders
$430.2M
Reported value
0.0%
Calls
0.0%
Puts
+11
Holder change

Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.

Holders

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FilerValueShares Their book Held Change
NORTHERN TRUST CORP$298.8M3,433,5950.03%31q+0.5%+$1.6M
LPL Financial LLC$16.4M188,2750.00%31q+4.1%+$646.7K
MORGAN STANLEY$8.8M101,6030.00%35q+47.4%+$2.8M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/$7.7M89,0240.00%31q-2.6%-$207.5K
RVW Wealth, LLC$7.7M88,0650.50%26q+9.2%+$644.2K
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC$7.0M80,4750.00%7q-11.5%-$911.8K
Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC$6.3M72,6660.78%27q+0.7%+$42.5K
VAQUERO PRIVATE WEALTH, LTD$5.8M66,6391.19%newFIRST
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC$3.6M40,9450.01%22q+112.6%+$1.9M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.$3.4M39,1500.00%31q+97.1%+$1.7M
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc$2.7M31,4130.15%6q-7.8%-$230.4K
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO$2.6M30,5360.00%8q+81.6%+$1.2M
Creative Planning$2.6M30,0000.00%18qHELD
WT Wealth Management$2.4M27,5900.66%6q+39.8%+$683.6K
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC$2.2M25,2070.00%15q+7.0%+$144.0K
L & S Advisors Inc$2.1M24,1950.22%13q-1.3%-$27.7K
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$2.0M23,4890.00%31q-0.7%-$15.1K
FLPUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO$1.9M21,3380.02%6q-15.3%-$335.6K
Anson Capital, Inc.$1.8M20,1261.14%14q+11.5%+$180.9K
Cetera Investment Advisers$1.7M19,2370.00%23q+0.6%+$10.4K
RIK SAYLOR FINANCIAL, INC.$1.7M19,0261.10%7q-0.9%-$15.1K
BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL$1.6M18,2240.00%31qHELD
SCS Capital Management LLC$1.4M16,0660.01%6qHELD
REDW Wealth LLC$1.4M16,0330.50%25qHELD
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC$1.4M15,8640.00%31q-2.3%-$33.2K
GREENLEAF TRUST$1.3M15,2840.01%15qHELD
Clear Point Advisors Inc.$1.3M14,8811.15%newNEW
CAMBIENT FAMILY OFFICE, LLC$1.3M14,4890.16%3q+24.8%+$250.4K
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC$1.2M13,4520.00%24q-1.6%-$18.9K
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$1.2M13,4220.00%6q-0.5%-$6.4K
COURIER CAPITAL LLC$1.1M12,7140.06%31q-2.7%-$31.1K
J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.$1.1M12,6390.02%10q+3.0%+$31.8K
CITIGROUP INC$1.1M12,5730.00%28q-8.3%-$98.9K
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/$1.1M12,4440.00%15q+217.4%+$741.7K
Kaydan Wealth Management, Inc.$1.0M11,8270.31%19q+2.6%+$26.0K
BEAM WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.$997.7K11,4650.22%9q-1.2%-$12.0K
Pacific Sun Financial Corp$993.2K11,4130.41%25q-9.7%-$106.2K
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC$986.9K11,3410.02%30qHELD
JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP$978.0K11,4270.00%10q+26.2%+$202.8K
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC$892.7K10,2580.02%19q+73.4%+$377.8K
Cedar Wealth Management, LLC$833.3K9,5760.21%29qHELD
NewEdge Advisors, LLC$763.4K8,7730.00%17qHELD
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP$730.8K8,3980.00%30q+0.7%+$5.4K
UBS Group AG$664.2K7,6320.00%31q-4.7%-$32.5K
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC$655.0K7,5260.00%14q+2.8%+$18.0K
FMR LLC$647.6K7,4420.00%18q-23.0%-$193.3K
SIMON QUICK ADVISORS, LLC$641.4K7,3710.03%4q-25.3%-$217.6K
Quantinno Capital Management LP$638.3K7,3350.00%6q-4.9%-$32.7K
Equitable Holdings, Inc.$634.6K7,2920.00%4q-16.7%-$127.3K
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.$609.9K7,0090.01%8qHELD
MONECO ADVISORS, LLC$609.1K6,9990.04%26qHELD
Grove Bank & Trust$535.4K6,1530.05%5q-16.5%-$105.7K
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC$515.5K5,9240.00%newNEW
NAPLES GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC$513.8K5,9040.03%10qHELD
Ledyard National Bank$478.9K5,5030.04%31qHELD
KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC$458.2K5,2650.01%24qHELD
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP$449.4K5,1640.00%4q-12.9%-$66.3K
Cresset Asset Management, LLC$434.8K4,9960.00%6qHELD
Herold Advisors, Inc.$417.0K4,7990.08%20q-34.9%-$223.7K
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.$377.0K4,3320.00%26q-24.7%-$123.4K
White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors, LLC$368.8K4,2380.26%19qHELD
SUMMIT WEALTH GROUP LLC / CO$355.3K4,0830.03%2qHELD
Prospera Financial Services Inc$349.0K4,0110.01%8qHELD
Rossmore Private Capital$348.1K4,0000.03%13qHELD
BIP Wealth, LLC$330.1K3,7940.01%newNEW
HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC.$327.6K3,7650.00%21q-2.0%-$6.5K
NorthRock Partners, LLC$318.5K3,6600.00%11qHELD
World Investment Advisors$310.7K3,8920.01%10qHELD
ROBERTS GLORE & CO INC /IL/$304.6K3,5000.08%11qHELD
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC$301.6K3,4660.00%7qHELD
ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /UT/$296.7K3,4090.02%6qHELD
Investors Research Corp$289.3K3,3250.05%26q+3.0%+$8.4K
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.$281.0K3,2250.01%30q-5.9%-$17.8K
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC$269.1K3,0920.00%4qHELD
Global Retirement Partners, LLC$259.4K2,9800.00%4q-2.1%-$5.7K
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC$240.6K2,7650.00%3q-46.0%-$205.3K
WEST BANCORPORATION INC$231.8K2,6640.10%4qHELD
NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co$220.9K2,5000.04%newNEW
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC$208.0K2,3930.01%newNEW
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC$205.6K2,3630.00%newNEW
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC$205.0K2,3510.00%newNEW
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)$199.5K2,2930.00%2q+11.3%+$20.3K
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC$177.9K2,0440.00%3qHELD
US BANCORP \DE\$147.9K1,7000.00%29qHELD
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.$91.3K1,0490.00%31qHELD
BFC Planning, Inc.$82.1K9440.00%7qHELD
BOKF, NA$79.8K9170.00%4q-8.3%-$7.2K
AE Wealth Management LLC$71.9K8260.00%7qHELD
CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC.$52.6K6050.02%14qHELD
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC$45.9K5270.00%6qHELD
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO$45.1K5180.00%8q-99.4%-$7.1M
CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS INC /ADV$34.8K4000.00%24q-38.5%-$21.8K
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB$28.6K3290.00%8qHELD
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$26.1K3000.00%24q+29900.0%+$26.0K
BlackRock, Inc.$21.8K2510.00%newNEW
Walsh & Associates, LLC$21.8K2500.02%3q-23.8%-$6.8K
Arax Advisory Partners$10.1K1160.00%newNEW
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.$9.2K1060.00%5q-2.8%
FINANCIAL CONSULATE, INC$3.0K340.00%2qHELD
Allworth Financial LP$1.3K150.00%newNEW

Showing the largest 100 of 102 reported holders.

Quarter by quarter

Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.

QuarterHoldersValue SharesNewAdded TrimmedOptions
Q3 202628$32.7M367,4164450.0%
Q2 2026102$430.2M4,944,5081023320.0%
Q1 202691$384.2M4,813,112327250.0%
Q4 202598$389.7M4,813,612532260.0%
Q3 202598$379.8M4,748,163924250.0%
Q2 202589$348.4M4,704,047425260.0%
Q1 202589$317.3M4,540,5551219280.0%
Q4 202486$308.4M4,392,124418250.0%
Q3 202483$315.6M4,413,6341017210.0%
Q2 202475$284.1M4,333,733212270.0%
Q1 202487$291.9M4,547,3401019230.0%
Q4 202380$269.5M4,560,962718250.0%
Q3 202372$247.5M4,575,512514260.0%
Q2 202369$258.1M4,618,733414340.0%
Q1 202371$257.0M4,854,590714280.0%
Q4 202268$268.8M5,224,617717230.0%
Q3 202270$911.7M19,848,843218240.0%
Q2 202273$1.0B20,863,772715300.0%
Q1 202276$1.3B23,228,602722200.0%
Q4 202181$2.9B49,078,458819260.0%
Q3 202177$2.1B39,016,844523260.0%
Q2 202172$1.9B34,544,841728210.0%
Q1 202167$1.6B31,388,011824170.0%
Q4 202063$442.8M9,239,492224210.0%
Q3 202069$648.9M14,680,271719240.0%
Q2 202064$455.4M10,887,177924180.0%
Q1 202062$411.1M11,287,001721200.0%
Q4 201969$628.2M13,140,987527160.0%
Q3 201962$534.9M11,699,99492990.0%
Q2 201954$395.7M8,799,7791021110.0%
Q1 201945$341.8M7,655,97371580.0%
Q4 201840$291.2M7,363,4582210.0%