Who owns FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund?
Institutional ownership of QDEF from SEC Form 13F filings across 78 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
78
13F holders
$400.0M
value, 2026 filers
77%
of shares outstanding (4.6M sh)
12
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of QDEF's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 3.4M | $298.8M | 0.0% | 57% | +0.5% |
| 2 | LPL Financial LLC | 188,275 | $16.4M | 0.0% | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 3 | MORGAN STANLEY | 101,603 | $8.8M | 0.0% | 1.7% | +47.4% |
| 4 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 89,024 | $7.7M | 0.0% | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 5 | RVW Wealth, LLC | 88,065 | $7.7M | 0.5% | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 6 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 80,475 | $7.0M | 0.0% | 1.3% | -11.5% |
| 7 | Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 72,666 | $6.3M | 0.8% | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 8 | MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 40,945 | $3.6M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +112.6% |
| 9 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 39,150 | $3,406 | 0.0% | 0.6% | +97.1% |
| 10 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 30,536 | $2.6M | 0.0% | 0.5% | +81.6% |
| 11 | Creative Planning | 30,000 | $2.6M | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 12 | WT Wealth Management | 27,590 | $2.4M | 0.7% | 0.5% | +39.8% |
| 13 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 25,207 | $2.2M | 0.0% | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 14 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 23,489 | $2.0M | 0.0% | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 15 | FLPUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO | 21,338 | $1.9M | 0.0% | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 16 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 19,237 | $1.7M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 17 | RIK SAYLOR FINANCIAL, INC. | 19,026 | $1.7M | 1.1% | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 18 | BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | 18,224 | $1.6M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 19 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 15,864 | $1.4M | 0.0% | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 20 | GREENLEAF TRUST | 15,284 | $1.3M | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 21 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 13,452 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 22 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 13,422 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 23 | J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. | 12,639 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 24 | CITIGROUP INC | 12,573 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 25 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 12,444 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +217.4% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.