FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (NYSEARCA:QDEF) Short Interest Up 96.8% in December

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (NYSEARCA:QDEF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,800 shares, a growth of 96.8% from the December 15th total of 8,536 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,184 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 10,184 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in QDEF. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund by 3.3% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Anson Capital Inc. increased its stake in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Anson Capital Inc. now owns 12,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $905,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund by 1.8% during the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 13,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $973,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. RVW Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund by 0.4% in the second quarter. RVW Wealth LLC now owns 88,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,540,000 after buying an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nova Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund by 72.2% during the third quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the last quarter.

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Price Performance

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund stock opened at $82.26 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $81.17 and its 200 day moving average is $79.09. FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund has a one year low of $61.61 and a one year high of $82.56. The firm has a market cap of $501.79 million, a P/E ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.85.

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund Company Profile

The FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of companies with higher dividend yields and lower betas chosen from the Northern Trust 1250 Index. QDEF was launched on Dec 14, 2012 and is managed by FlexShares.